442 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Julv, 



h. Swarmed September 17 from roadside colony, iso- 

 lated with queen of another colony in a Petri cell, 

 lived 7 days. 



c. Swarmed S^ptembsr 17 from roadside colony, iso- 



lated with queen of another colony in a Petri cell. 



lived 13 " 



d. Swarmed September 17 from roadside colony, iso- 



lated with queen of another colony in a Petri cell, 



lived 20 " 



e. Swarmed September 17 from roadside colonv, iso- 



lated with queen of another colony in a Peti'i cell, 



lived ' 20 " 



/. Swarmed September 17 from roadside colony, iso- 

 lated with queen of another colony in a Petri cell, 

 lived 102 " 



(J. Captured September 11 from nest in woods, iso- 

 lated with queen of another colony, lived . . . 18 " 



h. Captured September 11 from nest in woods, iso- 

 lated with (|ueen of another colony, lived. . . 19 " 



i. Captured September 11 from nest in woods, isolated 



with queen of another colony, lived .... 19 " 



j. Captured September 11 from nest in woods, isolated 



with queen of another colony, lived, .... 40 " 



k. Hatched in Fielde ant-huuse, November 22, lived 



with his sister-workers, no queen, lived ... 14 " 



/. Hatched in Fielde ant-house, November 22, remained 



there with queen-mother and workers, lived . . 24 " 



m. Hatched in Fielde ant-house, November 22, domi- 

 ciled with sister- workers, no queen, lived . . 40 " 



n. Hatched in Fielde ant-house, November 27, domi- 

 ciled with sister-workers, lived 42 " 



0. Hatched iu Fielde ant-house, November 27, re- 

 mained there with mother-queen and workers, 

 lived 72 " 



p. Hatched in Fielde ant-house, December 1, domi- 

 ciled with sister-workers, no queen, lived ... 87 " 



q. Hatched in Fielde ant-house, December 1, remained 



there with mother-queen and workers, lived . 100 " 



The king that lived longest, having been taken at the swarming, 

 must have lived considerably more than 102 days, and his resi- 

 dence with a queeu did not manifestly shorten his days. 



The history of this little pair illustrates interesting traits of these 

 ants. The two were taken from different colonies on a sunny 

 morning after heavy rain, September 17, 1900. They were 

 immediately placed l)y themselves in a Petri cell, and were at once 



