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3.15 came to cup 1 and took a larva, first-, 

 however, going and examining cup 3 again. 



3.18 came to cup 3, then went to cup 2 and 

 took a larva. 



3.30 came to cup 3, then went to cup 2 and 

 took a larva. 



3.43 came to cup 3, then went to cup 2 and 

 took a larva. 



5.53 came to cup 3, but did not climb up it, 

 then went to cup 2 and took a larva, which 

 she either dropped or handed over to 

 another ant ; for without returning to the 

 nest, at 3.55 she returned to the empty 

 cup, and then to cup 2, where she took 

 the last larva, so that two cups are now 

 empty. 



4. 3 she came to cup 3, then to cup 2, and 



lastly to cup 1, when she took a larva. 

 4.15 came to cup 1 and took a larva. 

 4.22 

 4.38 



5. came to cup 3, then to cup 2, and lastly to 



cup 1, when she took a larva. 



5.19 came to cup 1 and took a larva. 



5.50 „ 2, and then to cup 1 and took 



a larva. 



6.20 „ 1 and took the last larva. 



I now put about 80 larvae into cup 3. 



It is remarkable that during all this time she never 

 came straight to the cups, but took a roundabout and 

 apparently irresolute course. 



At 7.4 she came to cup 1 and then to cup 3, and 

 then home. There were at least a dozen ants exploring 

 in the box ; but she did not send any of them to the 

 larvae. 



At 7,30 she returned to cup 3 and took a-larva. 



