Field notes, v1724
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"ZIEGLER 1956 JOURNAL (20053) UNIV. OF CALIF., BERKELEY, ALAMEDA CO, CALIF. Feb 4 (cont) ABOUT THE CAKE. YESTERDAY RETURNING AFTER IN MOUR'S ABSENCE HOWEVER ABOUT 2:00 P.M. I NOTICED THE MOUSE ACTING RATHER STRANGELY, CROUCHING + STARTING ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN IT MOVED IT DID SO IN MORE OR LESS JERKS. THE SPIDER AT THIS TIME WAS QUITE CLOSE TO THE MOUSE FREEING IT WITHOUT MOVING EXCEPT FOR THE MOUTH "FEELERS" (ORIFICES FORWARD) BEING PULLED BACK TOWARDS, AND STROKING THE MOUTH (OR AT LEAST THAT REGION) AS I HAD NOTICED IT DOING THE DAY BEFORE, ALTHO AT THAT TIME IT STILL WAS PAYING NO ATTENTION TO THE MUS. AFTER HALF AN HOUR OR SO HOWEVER THE MOUSE SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN + MOVED AS USUAL AROUND THE AQUARIUM + FED AGAIN. THIS MORNING ABOUT 11:00 AM I CAME TO WORK + FOUND THE SPIDER RAISED RATHER HIGH ON ALL PAIRS OF LEGS WITH THE BODY OF THE MOUSE, ALREADY SEEMINGLY HALF EATEN, HELD UP TO THE SPIDER'S MOUTH APPARENTLY BEING EATEN RATHER THAN JUST "SUCKED" AT. THE TWO MOUTH(?)"FEELERS" WERE IN MOTION, MOVING TOWARDS THE MOUTH + BACK OUT AWAYS BUT DID NOT SEEM TO TOUCH THE MUS BODY. Two SHORTER, BUT EQUALLY THICK, MOUTH APPENDAGES WITH 4 (OR MORE) JAW CLAWS (OR "FANGS"??) SEEMED TO BE USED TO HOLD THE BODY UP TO THE MOUTH AS IT