110 BEHAVIOUE TO CHLOROFOEMED FRIENDS. 



the moat. At 9.45 a" friend was picked up and 

 carried into the nest, but brought out again and 

 tlurown away about 3 in the afternoon. The other 

 four remained where they were placed until 8 p.m., and 

 though the other ants often came up and examined 

 them, they did not carry them off. 



Septemher 29. — Again placed nine chloroformed 

 ants, five friends and four strangers, close to where a 

 number were feeding. There was a continual stream 

 of ants to the honey, ten or fifteen being generally 

 there at once. 



A strangerwas picked upat 10.20 {to theTate^r'at} ^^'^^ 



„ 10.35 



11.42 

 „ 11.50 



11.45 



Shortly after the others were picked up and carried 

 away to the edge of the board, where they were dropped, 

 but none were taken into the nest. 



October 2. — Again at 10 a.m. placed ten chloro- 

 formed ants, five friends and five strangers, close to 

 where some were feeding. They were picked up and 

 carried off as before in the following order : — 

 At 1 1. 5 a stranger was picked up and dropped at 11.15 

 11.12 a friend „ „ 11.50 



11.25 a stranger „. „ 11.36 



12. 7 „ „ . „ 12.45 



12.10 a friend „ ., 12.16 



