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it had been. Disc one was left in its original position. All of 

 these artifacts were well supplied with honey. 



lp to the close of the experiment, eleven visits were made to 

 the artifacts; four to disc number one. three to disc number two, 

 and four to the cornucopia. 



Exi'Kimn-.NT 5. Half an hour before departing for home, disc 

 nuniher o>: in a new position and a second cornucopia, 



resembling nuniher one in its color pattern, was placed in the place 

 r<->:dfri'il I'niiint l>y (lie removal of disc nuniher one. (Cornucopia 

 nuniher one and disc nuniher tu >i the positions occupied 



in experiment j. All of the artifacts .'ell supplied with honey. 



Tin' bee- made tuehe visits i<> the-e artifact: four to disc 

 mi 1 1 ilier din-. i\\n to di-i- uuinlier \\\. tlm > nuco|iia nu ml " r 



our, .UK! ilm-e to < "rnueopia nuinlM-r two. 



K\perimeiit number thrrc \\.i- bejun .it about ei^hl A.M.. 

 experiment number li\i- < |o-ed ,n fi\e I'M. Throughout the 

 \\hole o| ili. n interval tin- artifari- \\tTt- o|>M-r\ed e<>m inu<>u-ly . 



< >n |i-a\in- |i.r home ,tll iif the artifact- \\ere \\ell -upplied 

 \\ iili li>iic\ ,nid Ict'i in tin- lirld. 



I In- bees ' "IN-' 'in-; li'i'in tli"-r .irtil.ici- \\crc <>nlv .1 -in. ill |n-r 

 cent. oi those visiting ih.it i .in "t the field : Inn the\ lu-h.i\ < d -< 

 unlike I IK- "I In -r- ili.n I i mild recoyni/f on.- .1- -mm .i> it arri\ < <1 

 \siiliin .1 \.nd "I the artifacts. Tin- bee- ih.it h.ul imt lie^uu i" 



i -n!l( I h"lle\ |"n mi ni\ .'.nil.irt- nr holle\ --Ille.ued le.ixe-, oil 



hin:: 'he e\|. t -i imeM.il plot, \\ould >iui]>l\ \\.uider from llouer 

 i" ll"\\ei. p. iii-iii- .i mmni-iit .it -<mie and -inipK Ll.inrin- ,n 

 othrr-. < )u the oilier hand. ln-i> thai \\en- colle. i in- hone\ 

 Inmi m\ arlit'ai I- r h"iu | red leaves, "ii leaehin- the plot, 



\\nuld de-ciilii- a numliei- if i-imiple\. irregular, mimlier eighl 

 curves, n<> tuo "I u hii-h - eim-d io 1-e in tin- -a me plane and \\ hirh 

 became gradualh -h'-rtei- and shorter until the a nil .nt m- hone\ - 



smeared leaf \\a- fmillil 1>\ llle bee. T le Inokin^ On, il \\a- 



allllo-t imp" ible to re-i-I the belief that tll~e beCS WCrC -eekin:; 

 -oiiH- deliniie thin-. ..r thii 



//. IJuly [8, I'M I.] 



Mi reachini: the field, at about eiijit thirt\' A.M.. there \\a- no 

 hone\ in any of the artifaet-: but the bee- were nio\in- in and 



