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COMMUNICATION AMONG BEES. 



I then left oif observing ; but during the whole of this 

 time no other bee had come to the comb. 



October 9. — I took a bee (No. 11) out of the hive 

 and put her to some honey : she returned and kept on 

 visiting it regularly. 



October 10. — This bee came to the honey at 

 t.30 A.M., and went on visiting it ; but I was not able 

 to watch her continuously. During these two days no 

 other bee came to this honey. 



October 11. — No. 11 came to the honey 



At 7.12 A.M., but did net alight. 



7.18 she returned. At 7.21 went back to hive 



10.30 a strange bee came ; I killed her. 



10.35 she returned. At 10.40 went back to hive, 



10.55 „ 10.59 „ 



11. 4 „ 11. 8 



11.26 „ 11.30 „ 



11.35 „ 11.38 „ 



Another strange bee came. 



At 11.52 she returned. At 11.55 went. 



12. 7 „ 12.12 „ 



