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strangers put in on the 23rd, as mentioned above. Up 

 to January 23 found no other dead one. 



January 3, 1879. — Painted three more, and put 

 them in at 11.30 a.m. At 12 two were all right: we 

 could not see the third ; but no ant was being attacked. 

 12 ditto. 1, all three are all right; 2 ditto; 5 ditto. 

 As already mentioned, for some days there was no dead 

 ant brought out of the nest. 



January 5. — Painted three more and put them in 

 at 11.30 A.M. At 12 two were all right among the 

 others ; I could not find the third ; but no ant was 

 being attacked. 12.30 ditto, 1 ditto, 2 ditto, 4 ditto. 

 On the following morning I found two of them all right 

 among the others. There was no dead ant. 



Janvary 13. — Painted three more and put them in 

 at 12.30. At 1 they were all right. 2 ditto. 4, two 

 were all right ; I could not see the third, but she was 

 not being attacked. The next morning, when I looked 

 at the nest, one was just being carried, not dragged, 

 out. The ant carried her about 6 inches and then put 

 her down, apparently quite unliurt. She soon returned 

 into the nest, and seemed to be quite amicably re- 

 ceived by the rest. Another one of the three also 

 seemed quite at home. The third I could not see ; but 

 up to January 23 no dead one was brought out of the 

 nest. 



January 19. — Marked the last three of these ants, 

 and put them into the nest at 9.30 a.m. They were 

 watched continuously up to 1. At that time two of 



