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rock cliff and stayed there for several
minutes. We soon heard the flapping again, and
saw it in the water and crossing over to the eastern
side of the upper shelf. We captured it when it
again climbed up on a rock cliff and could only
identify it as a Mystic sp. We then put it on a
rock at the so. end of the hole and left it
to dry. Only a few minutes later, it tried to fly,
was still too wet to do so successfully, and
so ended up back in the water again. This
is evidently the way that these bats end up
drowning in the water - continuously trying to
fly too soon and ending up back in the water.
Bees also in water.
Algae was dispersed considerably because
of setting and placement of the cage.
Planaria were again observed on a beetle.
Planarians were not very active until dark.
I Collected an unidentified larva? and some beetle.
Some fish were preserved in formalin.
Light needed to complete observations. Very
dark at 8:15 P.M. when we left.
Noted - one fish (5-7mm) was attracted by
the flashlight as I collected the beetle. I used my
finger to brush it away, actually touching it several
times, but it would not leave, staying at the
surface at the rocks used to stand on (so.end).
Water temp - 33.5°C.
Water level (2000hrs) - 1.94 on scale.
* Cage - a cage was constructed and placed in
Devil's Hole at this time. Composed of a frame-
cage of 1/2" wire mesh hardware cloth