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1881

Triangles of Paper

Feb 4th some of card wetted (1 inch x 3) under Lime trees many previously pulled twigs & leaves out of Holes, 3 well pulled by apex into holes & 2 of them had basal corners quite close, the other was so dirty all are if could not be known whether worm had first tried by basal corner — A 4th triangle had been pulled about & much dirtied but not dragged into holes; one of basal angles was a little frayed as if worms had tried thus to drag it in.

Feb 5 Under Lime 2 more paper triangles drawn in by apex into 2 of same burrows — This makes 5 by apex under Limes. All thrown away. They were all broad paper I am almost sure. On gravel walk by Fir trees 4 by apex, 2 of paper broad & 2 of card narrow of those, I think basal under of one clean, of other dirty. By basal 3, narrow cards drawn in only a little way — F.

Total on the paper 9 by apex & 3 by base = 12

(N.B. Supposing that worms do not settle which end to draw in object by, & try all ways, yet it shows some sense to try in different methods, & only during a single night.)

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Omit in [classifying] broad & narrow} [to top line of next page]

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Feb 8th Orchard 1 by apex, but little doubled

9 under Limes 1 feather drawn in by apex, (ie not shaft)

10th orchard 3 paper triangles — 2 narrow & 1 broad, by apex

1 do broad drawn very little way by basal angle

11 orchard 2 narrow paper by base

2 Broad do by apex

15 1 narrow paper by apex

1 feather by apex

16th muddy walk field; paper broad — 4 drawn in doubled & one by base

17 verandah 1 narrow paper by apex

Orchard 2 do do apex

1 broad paper apex

1 narrow paper by Base hardly inverted

Muddy walk meadow one Broad by apex

Feb 18th Verandah & orchard

5 narrow paper by apex (3 of them were clean at base)

4 broad paper by apex

1 narrow paper by base

6 doubled up & much have been seized about middle -all by base to narrow & 2 to broad

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Feb 18 1881.

Muddy walk of field

6 broad triangles by apex

2 do by base

2 doubled, drawn by middle

18 Orchard some drawn in during this damp cloudy day!

1 narrow paper by tip

2 broad paper by tip

1 broad by base

One feather by shaft

(State about paper gnawed —The doubled ones are seldom drawn in deep; but these & others drawn by base it shows that worms can draw them from any points of seizing.) They prefer to draw by apex

(As far as I can remember when the broad triangles have been drawn in by apex, the angles at base have not been bent, as they surely wd if worms had first tried to drag them in by angles at base.)

Feb 19th Orchard

3 broad paper buried by apex — Basal angles not at all crumpled

10 narrow triangles by apex — Of these 10, 7 showed no crumply of basal angles as if first tried to be drawn in — 2 others could not be [taken] as they had been doubled up & all drawn into burrow; 1 also showed a doubtful trace of having first been pulled by basal angle

1 broad by base

4 narrow by base (2 in same hole — The basal angles crumpled & dirtied with slime. that the above if they had been drawn in by basal angles first wd probably have showed signs

1 narrow folded by middle

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Feb 19

Muddy Path Field

5 broad triangles by apex — basal angles of all 5 not doubled or crumpled

2 broad doubled in middle

Feb 20 Orchard

2 narrow by apex basal angle not crumpled

1 narrow by base (of course much crumpled)

1 broad by base (do)

Path Muddy field

1 broad by apex — basal angles nut crumpled

1 broad folded transversely

Feb 21st snow on the ground this morning & cold last night Near Verandah

1 narrow by apex, basal angles not crumpled — it was doubled within burrow at 1 1/4 inches from apex [therefore] 1 3/4 from base.

1 narrow by apex — basal angles not crumpled — not at all doubled

In soft earth under Laurel in Orchard

1 Broad, buried by apex basal angles not crumpled, tip from length of all above 3/10 of inch doubled

1 Broad buried by apex — one basal angle apparently crumpled — tip doubled from length like last

1 Broad buried by apex — basal angles not crumpled — tip not doubled.

1 Broad buried little way by one of basal angles, & thus much crumpled in corner

1 Broad, drawn into hole by middle, of course doubled & crumpled

Gravel walk orchard

1 narrow V by apex, extreme tip doubled.

4 Broad buried by one of basal angles, in no case drawn far in, angle of course much crumpled.

1 Drawn in by middle & of course doubled & crumpled.

These broad papers are the stuff from other basal angles to go in hole.

Could cold weather have made worms work slovenly?

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March 4th after an absence in London — very cold & snow

Orchard

2 Broad by apex — not folded at apex

1 Broad by one of basal angles — very little way inverted

1 Broad by apex & terminal .8 of inch doubled

1 Broad doubled near middle — hardly drawn

Muddy field walk

1 Broad by 1 of basal angles 0 very little way in

1 do do moderately inverted

1 do by apex. terminal part rolled into

March 5th

Orchard

1 Broad by apex — only short way in

1 Broad by apex not folded, not very far in

1 Broad by apex as apex doubled for .8 if inch

1 Broad doubled in middle & folded — Field walk.

March 6th

Orchard walk

1 Broad by apex — tip from .8 inch doubled; basal angle perhaps had been doubled.

1 do by apex}

1 B by base} same hole

1 Broad by apex — only little way in hole

1 Broad by apex — tip from .25 inch rolled; basal angles not doubled

1 Broad by one of basal angles

Under School room earth

1 narrow by apex, tip from .85 doubled; whole part doubled over & half inverted

1 narrow by apex — terminal part crumpled; basal angles not doubled

1 do do — do do do do

[Darwin stayed with Henrietta in London from 24 February to 3 March 1881.]

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March 7th

Under Schoolroom in Earth

1 narrow by apex — tips doubled for .75 in inch basal angles not doubled

do 1 narrow by apex — straight — basal angle doubled

do 1 V do do — tip doubled for .4 inch

Under Arshia

1 x narrow — doubled up in middle & little inverted

do 1 V narrow by apex — little inverted — broad end gnawed.

do 1 (x) narrow broad end in hole

Under Laurels Old Paper

1 broad by apex, arched but base also doubled little in

do 1 do [broad by apex]

1 do by base

Orchard

1 Broad by apex, tip doubled .65 inch

1 do by near base

1 do by apex

1 V narrow by apex, but wound like spire round upper part of Hole

1 Broad folded in middle}

1 Broad by apex & by middle} same hole

1 Broad by apex

1 V narrow by apex — tip doubled for .95 inch.

1 Broad by ape tip doubled for .55 inch

1 do do — straight

1 do do tip doubled for .45 inch & base likewise doubled over hole (Orchard)

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March 8th

Orchard

1. narrow by base}

1 narrow by base}

1 Broad by apex — .8 of inch doubled} same hole

1 Broad by apex — only little in

1 narrow by apex, but base, also little in forming arch [sketch]

1 Broad by apex

March 10 Field walk Old paper

1 Broad by apex}z+ `

1 do by base} same hole

1 Broad by apex}

1 Broad by base} same hole

March 12 Under Schoolroom

1 n. V by apex, end gnawed off - basal angles not doubled or bent

1 B. by apex, double for .3 inch; basal a, dirtied, not doubled

1 B by apex do do basal a. clean, not doubled

1 n V by apex, a little crumpled basal a. do do

1 n. V by apex — doubled for .4 inch basal a. rather dirty; not doubled.

Under Laurel

1 B. by apex, & afterward basal part rolled into hole; basal angle not doubled or dirtied bent

1 B. by apex}

1 B. by base} old paper on walk

Orchard

1 nV by apex, tip doubled .9 inch, basal angle clean not bent

1 n. by middle, inverted only little way

1 B. by apex tip doubled for .2 inch & angled above; basal a. not bent or dirtied

1 B by apex, all basal part spirally wood round & inverted basal angle not bent

1 B. drawn in by both ends & thus doubled in middle, but not drawn in by

1 B by apex, basal angles dirtied & bent.

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March 13th

Schoolroom

1. nV by apex — doubled 1.1 inch — base not bent

1 n. by base, but also much doubled in longitudinally

Under Laurels 1 B. by basal angle

1 B. doubled near middle, but nearer apex; base not bent

1 B. by basal angle

Orchard

1. n.V by apex, doubled .3 inch — base clean not bent

1 B. folded transversely & drawn little in ie doubled

1 B by apex — base clean not bent Ilex [illeg] D

1 n. by apex, but 1.35 inch doubled, 11 many doubled by middle [erased] base not bent & clean

1 n.V by apex, but whole base drawn in & crumpled

1 n.V by apex, only little inverted, base dirtied, not bent

1 n. By base

1 nV by apex, doubled .7 inch, base not bent

1 nV by apex — only little inverted, base not bent & dirty

(one now had been drawn in by base, & so dirtied & then rejected & now going lower on surface)

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Not [illeg]

March 14th

Gravel 1. n. by base

School room 1 V n. by apex — base not bent or dirty

orchard 1 n. by base

1 Vn. by apex, doubled .8 inch, base not bent or dirty

1 Vn. by apex, crumpled, but basal angles not bent

1 Vn. by apex, base not bent

1 B. by base (base at angles much crumpled & bent)

1 B by apex, base not bent, perfectly clean.

March 15

Near House 1 n. doubled

1 n. X by base

1 nV by apex — doubled .5 inch, base dirtied, not bent

1 n.V by apex — base dirtied, crumpled & almost all drawn into hole

1 n X by base

1 nV by apex, wholly drawn into hole

1 n.V by apex, tip .3 inch doubled, base not bent clean

1 B. by apex — tip .2 inch doubled, base dirty not bent

1 B. doubled, basal angles not bent.

March 16th 1 B by base — basal angles much crumpled.

1 B. by apex tip doubled for .6 inch; base not bent or dirty

2 n. X by base — bases much crumpled

1 n. X neat base, say by base

1 n. V by apex — doubled by 1 inch base dirty, not bent

1 nV by apex doubled .9 inch base not bent, not dirty.

 

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March 17th

1 n.V by tip, doubled for .3 inch base not bent, divg

1 nV by tip, tip gnawed off. base not bent, clean

1 22. by tip, but base, also doubled in, so may be called doubled by near middle for many have been drawn in first by base & afterwards tip drawn in to a greater depth than base

1 n. by base

1 nV by tip — base not bent, nearly clean

1 nV by tip doubled for .9 inch. base not bent, clean

1 nV by tip straight, base do do

1 nV by tip doubled for .5 inch, base not bent, quite clean

1 nV by tip, but base afterwards drawn spirally in: I think I may class this among tips

D 1 n. by tip doubled by 1.2 inch — base not bent, clean

1 n. by Base (much bent & crumpled)

1 n. V by tip doubled for .7 inch, base not bent, clean

1 n. V by tip doubled for .1 inch, base not bent, but dirty.