Field notes, v1506
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Nuyen Plud 1973 Journal 90 295 km NW Villa Hayes 12th, Dept. Plor Hage Paraguay 1 Feb appearance - lots of (salin) said showing. Back at station I got anoels snake, also picked up near the excavation for waters. Set up net in PM # (1-60ft, 1-30ft) near the large pond near the water tank. Caught 2 M classes (released), 1 Jassir egg & # at neither the experimental station, nor been any where there have been many insects. Few mosquitoes, & all of them flesh-flying variety. But many 10th pslovaring (no-see-ums), flying at all times. Today & w/w weather, continuing to be very hot & humid. 95 at 11 PM. Don't think temp has been below 90 since we crossed the river, except during the rainstorm at Bien Unido. Partly cloudy, lots of thunderstorms passing around us. Trip home - left 8 AM. Had set trap 2 Feb Persesta, Ysara (to 19 Sherman) its w/w before in pit of tree trunk in grassy field. Nothing - which was a surprise. I expected the skadout. On road on trip leave we saw 2 or 3b Terje' geosot (large iguanids) & 4 or 5 large colubrids (up to 6 feet). Many tracks of large snakes crossing road.