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Herrn, H.
1998
July 30 (continued)
canyon" connects w/ our main study area (just E. of the big "Dolphin Head" rocks) and see a big Scolopendra heros seemingly foraging. It is in little away boulders in the dry stream bed, dappled sun and shade, crawling steadily and unaware of us. It swings the head here and there, disappears under a boulder for >1 min, emerges, and continues searching - moved >=3 m in <= 2 min. At 1020 h we see >= 3 babies at the entrance to the small cavity under a rock where ? CMZ9 has gestated; they are in shade, curled w/ heads pointed out, w/ CMZ9 head behind them and also face out. As I come w/in ~1m, a baby uncoils and disappears into hole; as Marcio and L stand and take photos, ?29 moves head to the entrance and over the babies. We withdraw after <= 2 min observing. ~ 1400 h I spot an adult Mediocoplus filicatus crawling into brush beside the Hardys driveway. At 1505 h a solid rain hits though to the East it is still sunny. We go to SWRS for dinner (Dare gave a talk on our blacktail walk), and driving back, near Sunny Flat campground, a