Field notes, v504
Page 85
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Arnold, S. 1963 JOURNAL November 24 Strawberry Guy, Alameda Co., California fresh dung and older dung interlaced with fungus surrounding grass lined entrance. Dung beetles actively working over fresh dung. Adult Eusattina #61 scrambled thru branches above hollow interior when uncovered. Juvenile Eusattina #62 found to left of interior. Adult Daeides lugubris #63 found at the end of a small, very dry burrow. Small, very heavy adult female Tanclus #64 found in branches about the hollow interior. Main support for nest consisted of small live shrub near top nest and several large dead shrub stumps roughly perpendicular to canyon wall. Half grown Eusattina #65 found among these large stumps (dia. 3-4”). Surrounding the grass lined burrow entrance there were several recently cut small twigs with leaves. The bottom center of the nest was built up with accumulations of dung and dirt. This area was interlaced with several short burrows. In addition there were entrances to a few presumably deeper burrows. Fire fly-like larva found in one of the short dry burrows (23mm. long)