Field notes, v1724
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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,