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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 ten pins, seventeen of them went 

 straight to the right pin. 



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 „ „ 



„ 6.55 „ „ „ 



„ 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 piti. 



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7 12 



3) '•^•^ 55 55 55 



7 1^ 



These two ants were met by the first one, which 

 crossed antennae 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. 



53 53 33 35 



53 55 33 35 



„ 7.o4 „ ,, „ 



„ /.oO „ „ „ 



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



