Field notes, v1308
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Greene, lt. 1992 August 17 (continued) the edge of Opuntia as he retreats; this is about the 100 m N of the road and 50 m W of his original capture site. at 0950h I found ♀ #16 out of sight under a rock near the last flag (same several vicinity as yesterday). at 1020h C. molossus ♂ #3 is stretched down the bark under the same bush, head out of sight in rocks, near where I can see the coil of presumptive (sign) ♀ #17. at 1030h ♂#3 pulls head out of the crevice where it was briefly visible against #17's coil. at 1032h ♂ #3 crawls E. into shade of bush and largely out of sight - couldn't see stitches, at 1040h I left. at 1052h C. molossus ♂#9 is in the same place, but his head extends several cm's out on the ground facing directly out of his coil and shelter. at 1126h I get the signal of C. atrox #2 at the same spot where it recently shed. at 1134h C. atrox #1 sign is in a hole among large Opuntia on a rocky slope below the radio relay; there is a Neotoma nest at the site, which is WSW of Gee's house and > 200m W of the fence where Dave and I found his signal last (at night). after dinner Sarah and I drove the road and saw nothing. August 18 Clear and hot by 0730h, gnats worst yet! Crotalus molossus ♂ #9 is hungry! at 0802h I found him in