Arndt, S. 1963 JOURNAL November 24 Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co., California Found large wood rat nest in dense chaparral below live oaks and about 20yds. about the stream and canyon bottom. Nest composed of moist hollow central area relatively dry dirt & dung accumulations very moist 6' 5" 1) Batrachoseps (1 ea.) 2) Aeides (1 ea.) 3) Eusating (3 ea.) 4) Taricha (1 ea.) interlaced branches and twigs. Began excavating @ bottom of nest - very moist, many mushrooms, slime mold (yellow-orange). Reached hollow interior - grass lined burrow entrance set off to one side. Batrachoseps burrowed rapidly into grass when uncovered. Grass surrounding burrow swarming with ticks, mites, maggots, beetle larvae, rove beetles, dung beetles, (several small metallic green beetles found - jump several inches) - Cerambycids?