Nugget Phil 1974 Journal 6 Barrington Bay, Isla Barrington, Galapagos, Ecuador 21 Jan camofrom its sandal dirt at the bases of rocks rather than from the rocks themselves. We picked them up both near the high tide line & inland a short distance. The most came from closer to the H2O. We saw numerous scorpions, especially in the sand & centipedes. The beach was literally covered with a small beetle (Phaleria we found out later) & its larva. Almost any square inch of surface sand would have produced a couple. Beetles were concentrated on the sea lion feces. At 1/4 sq feces would have hundred. Flies were numerous also - so bad that in places we had to remove our headgloves & lived them away from our faces. The cause of all this nised life trees undoubtedly the sea lion way. We saw perhaps 50 During the day they either basked on the beaches or were off in the water, but at night they moved back from close shorelines into the rocks & bushes, where we were trying to set traps & search for geckos. They seemed more irritable than by day, also, making walking at night a hazardous operate. Those of us that tried to sleep on the beach found themselves were actually chased off!