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At 7.58 one ant came to the right pin. 

 „ 7.59 „ „ wrong,, 



Thus after 7 o'clock twenty-nine ants came ; and 

 though there were ter pins, seventeen of them went 

 straight to the right pm. 



On the 16th July I did the same again. At 6.25 I 

 put an ant to the honey ; at 6.47 she went. 



At 6.49 an ant came to the right pin. 



„ 6.50 another „ „ 



,, 0.55 „ „ „ 



„ 6.56 „ „ wrong pin, and then to 



the right one. 

 „ 6.58 „ „ right pin. 



7 

 „ 7. 5 the first ant came back, and remained at the 



honey till 7.11. 

 „ 7. 5 another came to the right pin ; but she was 



with the first. 

 „ 7. 6 another ant came to the right pin. 



55 '• " 55 55 55 



7 12 



55 • '^^ 55 5» 55 



55 '•■'^** 55 55 55 



These two ants were met by the first one, which 

 crossed antennas with them, when they came straight 

 to the honey. 



At 7.14 another ant came straight to the honey. 

 „ 7.21 the first ant returned; at 7.26 she left. 

 „ 7.24 another ant came, but went first to a wrong 

 pin, and then on to the right one. 

 „ an ant came to wrong pin. 



7.34 „ 



7.o5 „ „ 



7.38 the first came back, at 7.45 went away again. 



