yep, that's what i saw. that's a relief, tho i had a feeling it wasn't anything malignant. she's most likely done it before, but i've never noticed cuz i'm more interested in making sure she gets the earthworm before it can wiggle off the plate. and that's an all-around more frenzied encounter anyway. her habit of getting in there with her food or hooking back feet on lip of dish and leaning in have probably kept it hidden from me.

something else ridiculous ...
often i'll see her sitting in her water and her face will be wet. wasn't sure how that was happening since i've never seen her go below water surface and the bowl is not all that deep. even if it was filled to brim, which it never is, her head would still be above water line when she got in. i have seen her wash her face with her hands but not in a while and i think it had something to do with frequent shedding that was happening at the time. but the other day i had just changed water in metal bowl (used to be her food bowl when she was smaller, til she went after the reflection of a cricket), so it was nice and clear. she walked up to it, saw her own reflection in the bottom i'm assuming, cuz she had that intent look about her, and stuck her face in bowl til her nose hit water, then pulled back. i should have known that would happen after cricket debacle. i like the metal bowls cuz they're easy to clean and non-porous, but i should probably switch to either the ceramic kidney one or the even more shallow metal bowl, so she doesn't drown herself trying to eat her own face. altho, if it hasn't happened already, it's probably unlikely. the problem with more shallow dishes is once her chubby self gets in and out, most of the water ends up displaced and in surrounding dirt. if she'd stop playing Narcissus with it, it would be the most perfect water bowl.