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1956
JOURNAL
(Until) UNIV. OF CALIF, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA CO., CA., F,
WALKING THROUGH & STOPPING AROUND THE
AQUARIUM, I HAD NOT SEEN IT SHOW
ANY INTEREST IN THE WATER-FILLED
WATCH GLASS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE
CASE SINCE I PUT THE LAB. MUS IN,
BUT I HAD BEEN THERE ONLY IN THE
AFTERNOONS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 OR 4 DAYS.
WHEN I LEFT AT 10:00 PM THE SPIDER
WAS FACING THE MUS BODY WITH THE
LONGER MOUTH "FEELERS" RESTING ON
THE MOUSE'S REMAINS. THE HEAD, FEET
TO THE FIRST JOINT, TAIL AND PART OF
THE SKIN, PURTY BONE(?) OF THE MUS WERE
LEFT, BUT THE VISCERA, BELLY WALL, RIBS
REST OF PUR!
Etc. ALL MUST HAVE BEEN EATEN.
THE SPIDER'S FEEDING WAS SILENT -
HOW HE MANAGED THE BONES, I DON'T KNOW.
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SPIDER IS
AS FOLLOWS: ROUGHLY 4 INCHES LONG X 3
INCHES WIDE (I.E. LEGS, NOT BODY) WHEN
STANDING NORMALLY (NOT SPREADING OUT)
THORAX - FACED DUSKY ORANGE, ABDOMEN -
BLACKISH WITH EVENLY SCATTERED ORANGE
HAIRS BUT WITH A LIGHT TAN "[illegible]"
covering most of
2/3rd TOP CENTER OF ABDOMEN, HEAD(OR
WHAT THERE IS OF IT) BLACKISH. LEGS FROM
BODY TO JUST BEYOND 1ST JOINT COVERED WITH
THICK BLACK HAIR, FROM THIS POINT DISTANTLY
ORANGE HAIRED WITH "FOOT" REGION BLANISH
DARTH. LONG MOUTH FEELERS OGGYISH HAIRED.
(KSAT FULGED BACK IN AGAINST THE FEELERS)
"FANGS" OR CLAWS ON BOTH PAIRS OF "FEELERS"
SHINY BROWNISH BLACK. THAN APPENDAGES(1/4 LONG)
BLACK HAIRSD,