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ANIMALS

During 2005, Adrian Pearce and Pam Curley carried out a survey of animal life in Day Level and Perkins Level.

The results are as below. Note that plan is indicative only and not an accurate physical survey.

*Day Level*

Outside Temp 23/1/05 0.5 °C						Entrance

More light this side		fern, light grey lichen, green lichen					woodlouse, 2 spider a
damp on roof and top of wall							herald moth, gnat a, gnat b
no animals on floor or lower wall					21 gnat a		white fungus
flies prefer dry, spiders damp			spider a, gnat a, gnat b
Dry ballast floor				brown moth		T1
Temp 1 °C

					spider a	steel
						arching

					spider a
						T2

Dry ballast floor							spider a


							spider a

					gnat a		2 spider a

		4 gnat a, 2 herald moth, 2 spider a					herald moth, gnat a
				gnat a, herald moth

						stone	2 spider a, 15 gnat a
					30 gnat a	arching
Dry ballast floor							9 gnat a
				grey lichen
							16 gnat a, herald moth
							spider a
Temp 3.5 °C					gnat a		3 nematode worm

			fungus covered gnat				moonmilk from here onwards
							3 gnat a
							white fungus on humus

			10 gnat a, herald moth				moonmilk, white lichen
			gnat a, orange fungus
						rock
					2 spider b	walls
				herald moth

							moonmilk





				herald moth		T3	small bits of fungus on wood



Dry ballast floor

				4 gnat a



				4 herald moth

				herald moth


					spider a
							spider a

						gate

								herald moth
Shaft to surface grilled					T4			2 gnat a
Grill over shaft down
Lots of drips and puddles							shaft up

Temp 5 °C
					white fungus on wood
					spider a

Traps
T1	Folsomia fimetaria < 1mm
T2	nothing
T3	2 x Folsomia fimetaria <1 mm
T4	nothing

Gnat a	Culex pipiens
Gnat b	large curved wings with blue sheen
Gnat c	big
Gnat d	small dark midge

Moth a	Herald Moth
Moth b	brown speckled
Moth c	orange

Spider a
Spider b	large, spindly legs
Spider c	brown, thin abdomen, stripey legs
Spider d	tiny
Spider e	pale beige stripes on abdomen
Spider f	dark brown, pale spinnerets, large
Spider g	pattern on abdomen


*Perkins Level*

Outside Temp 23/1/05 0.5 °C						Entrance

			3 spider c, gnat a			steel	3 spider a, gnat a
6" water on floor				2 spider d, spider g		arching	10 gnat b, spider b
				spider e, 10 spider f		T5	7 herald moth
Temp 2 °C						gate
				5 gnat b, 3 spider f
				2 herald moth
					gnat a
					moth c		3 herald moth
						shaft up
							nematode worm

					2 gnat b

6" water on floor				gnat a, 2 gnat b


				herald moth			gnat a, gnat c, gnat d






	pupa 1cm long, pale straw colour, curved, < 1mm wide
							gnat a, gnat d
						T5





3" water on floor
					3 gnat a
							moth b
Temp 4 °C						T6
					3 gnat a		gnat a

					JUNCTION A


						steel
						arching
						T7
3" water on floor


Temp 4.5 °C
						T8
							2 moth b


						steel
						arching



					2 gnat a	T9

damp mud floor


Temp 5 °C						gate
						T10

steel floor
		draught from lower workings				bridge



damp mud floor						gate
						T11

			draught from surface shaft





		JUNCTION A


				gnat d
damp mud floor			T12


Temp 8.5 °C
					T13
			3cm snotolite

damp mud floor




				T14





dry sandy floor
				T15


					T16	borehole to surface





					T17




					JUNCTION B





				JUNCTION B











				T18






			bad ground		T19













Temp 10 °C						T20




					T21






					forefield
T1	nothing
T2	nothing
T3	nothing
T4	nothing
T5	nothing
T6	nothing
T7	nothing
T8	Folsomia fimetaria < 1mm
T9	nothing
T10	nothing
T11	nothing
T12	nothing
T13	nothing
T14	nothing
T15	Folsomia fimetaria < 1mm
T16	nothing
T17	nothing
T18	nothing
T19	nothing
T20	nothing
T21	nothing