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Koford
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Cynomyx ludovicianus
September 19, 1955
Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo.
2' tall at periphery, 4' thick beyond (why no C.l. there?). Many old
lava on records; some of june. 11 One caninian dropping 1/2" diam.
had hair of C.l. prominent. Contriches along irrig. ditch. Lower
southeast lower slopes have much shea, little or no C.l. activity,
the much in spring. 11 Burneau repair scratching to 8' distant; old
she scratched up, 4 nearby Chrysochamnium undermined by this
activity. Much dead veg. incidentally scratched into mound. 1
No Systylea seen in bar. 3 or bar. 4. No expansion area of
colony noted. 11 At Spring Canyon Dam colony, 4-7:30 p.m.,
counted 4 N. of fence (2 near #9, 2 near #22), 4 11 to 5.
offence (including 2 near #20, 2 near #25), 4 2 over crest
To 5 in expansion area. 17 seen; doublets were present. Now
dry brown color Bda contrasts with surrounding shea, 4 it is
obvious that burnaurs are in Bda areas. About 1/4 of Bda
blades are green; mostly 1" tall. Bgn common higher on slope
than Bda. Lawn dry, 4 Bgn seeds others (seed rare). No digging
for food or new burnaurs noted. Light rain 4 p.m.; two repair-
ing me around 4:30. 11 The dry pond bed, she their but no scent
see their apparent. Burneau #74 #36 show no current use. Mrs.
low she, Chnop. alb., Sphaleraceae as. #84 area to S. of it not
currently used, 4 #2 + #21 area not currently used; #27, 29,
30. No use high old burnaurs on slope on E. side colony. At
pass at N. 5. end, currently used well-developed mound, however.
September 29 1955 Rain morning; clearing & windy after-
noon. At 4:30 p.m. made count at Spring Canyon Dam col-
ony. I counted 19 to S. of fence, 6 to N. of there 6, two
in bottom near #9; two near bottom E. of #23, but feeding