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Trip Date: 2024-03-01

I'm not sure of the name of this cave, but it is on Cecilia Ridge, so I've called it Cecilia Cave. It is a tube approximately 2m in diameter that goes straight into the mountain for about 15m. Its very dry and dusty. There is a large pile of plant material (1.2m high) in the middle of the cave. This pile was there when I last visited the cave in the late 1990s.

Spiders and moths were the largest groups of inhabitants.

Trip Date: 2024-04-20

Bobby's Grotto

On the way to Bobby's Grotto, I walked across the burnt area. There is a boulder filled depression that needs further investigation. Water disappears through the sand into a boulder choke.

Someone has left a bundle of clothes in the cave, and probably sleep there. There was much less life than I expected.

Tartarus

In the debris, in the twilight zone, near the cave entrance, the centipede, and Cryptadaeum were my favourite finds. The centipede was really speedy, and difficult to catch. There were three Cryptadaeum, all of which were on rotting wood.

In the dark zone of the cave, I found three Styloniscus. They all emerged from rotting wood lying in the stream. One Styloniscus tried to escape from me by running down the passage wall into the water. It stayed underwater for about 2 minutes, before climbing out again.

Little Tartarus

I had a look into the entrance of the cave. A large boulder in the entrance makes entry difficult, so I did not go into the cave.

Sarcophagus Cave

I popped in to the cave to look for bristletails. I found two young ones in the high level entrance. Same 10 square cm as last time.

Paramelita Cave

On the way back to the path, I found a resurgence with a very shallow stream. The underside of rocks in the stream were covered with paramelita. Lots of different shapes and sizes.