134 SIE JOHN LTJBBOCK ON BEES AND WASPS. 



2.10. She came to the honey. 2.13. She went away. An interval of 8 minutes. 



2.25. „ 2.30. „ ,. 12 „ 



2.45. „ 2.56. „ „ 15 

 She buzzed about at the other window for a few minutes, which made the 

 interval longer than usual. 



3.13. She came to the honey. 3.18. She went away. An interval of 17 minutes- 



3.29. „ 3.31. „ „ 11 



3.41. „ 3.45. „ „ 10 



3.49. ., 3.52. „ „ 4 



4. 2. „ 4. 6. „ „ 7 

 4.19. „ 4.22. „ „ 13 

 4.29. „ 4.33. „ „ 7 

 4.40. „ 4.44. „ „ 7 „ 

 4.51. „ 4.53. „ „ 7 



5. 4. „ 5. 6. „ „ 11 

 5.16. „ 5.20. „ „ 10 

 5.32. ,', 5.35. „ „ 12 

 5.45. „ 5.50. „ „ 10 



It will be seen that the intervals of lier absence were remark- 

 ably regular. On one occasion, indeed, sbe was only away four 

 minutes ; but this time I tbink sbe bad been disturbed and bad 

 not provided herself with a regular supply of food. 



The number of visits was fifty-one in eleven hours and a half. 

 I tried whether she would be in any way affected by a dead wasp, 

 so I put one on the honey; but she took no notice whatever. 



I observed with other wasps, that when the open window was 

 not the shortest way to their nests, they had a great tendency to 

 fly to that which was in the right direction, and to remain buzzing 

 about there. 



During the whole of this day, only four or five strange wasps 

 came to the honey. 



As regards 'the regularity of their visits, and the time occupied, 

 other wasps which I observed agreed very closely with this one. 

 Por comparison, it may be worth while to give one or two other 

 cases. I will commence with that of a worker, I believe V. vul- 

 garis, observed on the 19th September. 



10 A.M. I put her to the honey, she fed and then flew about the 



room and at last got into my bee-hive. 

 10.54. She came in again at the window. I again put her to the 



honey. She again flew all about the room. 

 11.41. She returned and this time came to the honey ; but when 



she had fed again flew round and round the room, and 



