Moermond - p. 2 
In A, aeneus the adult males utilized the whole trunk and lower crown 
of trees usually in more open situations, moving frequently with long walks 
and runs. Adult females were generally lower and in smaller trees and 
bushes. Juveniles were in the tight matrix of low bushes and grasses and, 
in particular, brush piles. The proportions of the limbs and body were 
remarkably like those of A. coelestinus, Likewise the movement patterns 
were quite similar to those of coelestinus, especially among the juveniles. 
Relative to other anoles, aeneus are active searchers rather than sit-and- 
wait predators, (The males of aeneus are particularly active when compared 
with males of coelestinus, a probable ecological equivalent.) 
The juveniles of A, richardi live in the loose matrix of the leaves and 
sticks of the forest floor beneath the underbrush, They have proportionately 
longer legs than juvenile aeneus, move much less frequently than aeneus, with 
a high proportion of the movements being jumps, and often run on the ground 
(unusual for any species except trunk-ground types like cybotes). Female 
A. richardi tend to sit head-down at the base of trees quite like A. cybotes 
in Haití. Adult male A, richardi are frequently higher in the trees and 
make fewer jumps and more movements on surfaces, The legs of adult richardi 
are proportionately not as long as those of juveniles but are still somewhat 
longer than those of aeneus, toward which they converge. All members of A. 
richardi are sit-and-wait predators, moving significantly less often than 
aeneus, 
Moermond has 16 species at Wisconsin sent him from grant-supported 
expeditions. On these he is taking several kinds of data. 
1. Observations on methods of prey capture. Several of the smaller 
species were observed feeding on Drosophila, Etheridgei, olssoni, cochranae 
and hendersoni use a rapid jump capture in which the lizard aims at the prey 
item, opens its mouth slightly, and then jumps at the item, capturing it on 
contact. This technique has been recorded by Moermond for hendersoni in the 
field and is probably characteristic of 'jumpers'. Insolitus, which repre- 
sents a specialized crawler, uses a quite different method, stalking the prey 
item until about 10 mm away, then opening its mouth and protruding the tongue 
as a fat, wet bulb in the front of the mouth. Insolitus then reaches forward 
deliberately and presses the tongue on the fly, which is then grasped by the 
mouth, Longer reaches require a more rapid strike but the remainder of the 
pattern is the same and insolitus typically remains on the perch from which 
the strike was made, Both of these capture techniques contrast sharply with 
the typical pattern used by anoles where the lizard runs (or jumps) up to a 
prey item, pauses by it, then strikes the item from about 10 mm away. The 
rapid jump capture has been observed used over a distance of about 20 cm 
(8 in.). 
2. Observations on handling and swallowing time. An attempt will be 
made to record the cost in time of handling and swallowing for a range of 
prey sizes and predator sizes, Preliminary observations suggest that a 
lizard of a given size masticates small prey immediately but first knocks 
prey above a certain size against the perch. 
