226 SIR JOHN LUBBOCK ON THE HABITS OF ANTS. 



vations ; but so far as they have gone they are as follows. The 

 sober auts seemed somewhat puzzled at finding their intoxicated 

 fellow creatures in such a condition, took them up, and carried 

 them about for a time in a somewhat aimless manner. 



Nov. 20. I experimented with six friends and six strangers, 

 beginning at 11. 



At 11.30 a friend was carried to the nest. 



11.50 a stranger was dropped into the water. 

 12.30 



12.31 a friend 

 1.10 a stranger „ 



1.18 

 1-27 



1 .30 a friend (partly recovered) was taken to the nest. 

 2.30 „ was taken up and carried about till 2.55 ; she 

 was then taken to the nest, but at the door the bearer met two 

 other ants, which seized the intoxicated one, carried her off, and 

 eventually dropped her into the water. 

 At 3.35 a friend was carried to the nest. 



Out of these 12, 5 strangers and 2 friends were dropped into 

 the water ; no stranger but 3 friends were taken to the nest. 

 None of the friends were brought out of the nest again. 



Nov. 22. Experimented in the same way on four friends and 

 four strangers, beginning at 12. 



At 12.16 a stranger was taken and dropped into the water. 

 12 21 



1^-23 „ „ „ 



12.40 



I then put 4 more strangers. 

 3.10 a stranger was taken and dropped as before. 

 3.30 

 3-35 



3.44 a friend (partly recovered) was taken back to the nest. 



4.10 a stranger was taken and dropped into the water. 



4.13 a friend (partly recovered) was taken back to the nest. 



In this case 8 strangers were dropped into the water, and none 



were taken to the nest ; 2 friends, on the contrary, were taken to 



the nest, and none were dropped into the water. 



Dec. 1. Experimented with five friends and five strangers, begin- 

 ning at 2.15. 



At 2.30 a stranger was dropped into the water. 

 3. 2 



