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Eumenes skiltonianus
July 8 (cont.) Mus. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alam. Co., Calif.
run freely down thru the cracks to the lower
parts. An averaged about 2 meal worms a day
have been thrown into the each unit. There are
no water dishes on these observation units.
On June 23, a bulging female (TR 3356) was
put in the mayonnaise jar unit. 3356 has
shed since she was put in, as evidenced
by many scales lining scattered through-
out the tunnels and cavities made by her. I
did not notice them peeling from her body. I
did notice them peeling from the body of 3116; it is free of loose scales to-day and
many scales are scattered throughout the
tunnels and cavities and on top. 3114
and 3115 have not shed. On July 1, it was
first noted that 3113 had a lumpy
appearance as well as being generally bulged.
July 6, 3114 was noted to have several
lobes to her bulge. To-day (1:10 pm) I found
five eggs with 3113 in a space hollowed
out by her in the southwest corner of her
cage. As I raised the quarter of the unit,
she hesitated about two seconds, as if deciding
which way to go, then moved under the next
compartment to the east. One egg is much
smaller than the rest. I will measure them
next time I look at them, rather than both her