no BEHAVIOUE TO CHLOROFOKMED EEIENDS. 



the moat. At 9.45 a friend was picked up and 

 carried into the nest, but brought out again and 

 tlirown 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. 



September 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 |^^^|J^''P^^^/^;} 10..32 



10.22 „ 10.35 



A friend „ „ 11.22 „ 11.42 



A stranger „ „ 11.35 „ 11.50 



11.41 „ 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- 



fonned 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 11. 5 a strangerwas 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 



