SIB JOHK LUBBOCK ON BEES AND WASPS. 



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at 2.40. 





2.47. She went back to the hive 



3. 4. 



She returned. 



3.13. 







3.27. 



„ 



3.37. 







3.46. 



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3.56. 







4. 6. 



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4.18. 







4.26. 



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4.44. 







4.54. 



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5.10. 







5.18. 



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5.26. 







6.36. 



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5.46. 







5.54. 



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6. 7. 







6.16. 



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6.27. 







6.34. 



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6.46. 



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6.51. 



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7. 4. 







7.14. 



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During the whole of which time only one strange bee came. In 

 this case it will be observed that she remained longer at the 

 honey than in the previous instances. The intervals during 

 which she vras away were as follows : — 



1st 



visit 9 



minutes, 



2nd 



„ 10 



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3rd 



» 8 



5> 



4th 



„ 10 



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5th 



„ 8 



n 



6th 



„ 10 



» 



7th 



„ 8 



>j 



8th 



» 9 



>j 



9th 



„ 7 



j> 



10th 



„ 5 



>j 



11th 



„ 10 



» 



It seems obvious, then, that the bees which had found the honey 

 did not communicate their discovery to the others. 



Though the bees came readily out through the little postern door 

 of my observatory hive, they had much difficulty in finding their 

 way back until they had done so several times. Tor instance, the 

 following may be taken as a typical case : — 



August 8th. 



At 6.50 a bee came out through the little postern door. After she 

 had fed, she evidently did not know her way home ; so I 

 put her back. 



At 7.10 she came out again. I again fed her and put her back. 



