Gullion 1949 Ensata Eschscholtzii -1- Aug 25 1 mi. S: of Coyote Peak, 3200 ft, Humboldt Co., Calif.- 8 found under the bark, or smooth, in holes in the wood of very rotten Douglas Fir logs in typical Fir-Maple Forest (see journal p/154). These were all found in more damp locations than were the Anceles. Four of them were taken from one rotten log, either immediately under the bark of or more often in small holes in the rotten wood. Four more were taken in a very rotten log that I was able to tear apart with my bare hands. Termites had riddled the log and all four were in the holes made by the termites. Two were taken from the same hole and must have been in bodily contact when the wood was lifted off. - when I put this lot into a chloroform jar to prepare them, 5 of them including all of the three largest, shed their tails at the constriction. The ones that did not were all small ones. Murray and Cogswell used alcohol and chloroform in water (respectively) to knock theirs out without losing tails. Apparently straight chloroform is too severe.