110 BEHAVIOUR TO CHLOROFORMED FRIENDS. 



the moat. At 9.45 a friend was picked up and 

 carried into the nest, but brought out again and 

 thrown away about 3 in the afternoon. The other 

 four remained where they were placed until 8 P.M., and 

 though the other ants often came up and examined 

 them, they did not carry them off. 



September 29. Again placed nine chloroformed 

 ants, five friends and . four strangers, close to where a 

 number were feeding. There was a continual stream 

 of ants to the honey, ten or fifteen being generally 

 there at once. 



A strangerwas picked upat 10.20 ^ thtJ 10 ' 32 



10.22 10.35 



A friend 11.22 11.42 



A stranger 11.35 11.50 



11.41 11.45 



Shortly after the others were picked up and carried 

 away to the edge of the board, where they were dropped, 

 but none were taken into the nest. 



October 2. Again at 10 A.M. placed ten chloro- 

 formed ants, five friends and five strangers, close to 

 where some were feeding. They were picked up and 

 carried off as before in the following order : 

 At 11. 5 a stranger was picked up and dropped at 11.15 



11. 12 a friend 11.50 

 11.25 a stranger 11.36 



12. 7 12.45 

 12.10 a friend 12.16 



