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K Pearson
1969
9
was a lil & green growing thing bally a bit
like the area we traffed E of Papa Leon. There
was an old stone altar on the hill, with
a few wide steps in front of it . The chapel
had been built higher above it , with high-rise
steps of the local ston leading to it. Inside was
a cross with all sorts of symbolic offerings --
like 3 dice, a skull & 2 fenne carved wood
and nailed on it. A rooster was crowing at the tip
of the cross . Many large snails & snail shells
around the numerous corals. And collection of
snail droppings in all the places mouse pellets
should be. Faint a couple of large (O) mouse
droppings, but not new or numerous. Saw
at least 3 black insect larvae with red
2
dots on each segment.
actual size
black with red dots
Seen eating a snail
snail seen eating lichen
Also numerous pupal cases of some insect could
be found in crevices in the rocks. Very fragile,
usually with a hole in them & cast insect
skin inside. Size:
No lizard holes. I turned over several rocky rocks
and saw no scorpions either.
I spent the sun splitting apart owl pellets.
Mysmal + I started dissecting one pellets this,