SIE JOHN LUBBOCK ON BEES, WASPS, AND ANTS. 227 



Observations on Bees, "Wasps, and Ants. — Part II. By Sir John 

 Lubbock, Bart., F.E.S., M.P., F.L.S., Vice- Chancellor of the 

 University of London. 



[Read December 17th, 1874.] 



In the Twelfth Yoluine of the Journal, the Society has done me 

 the honour to pubUsh some observations on Bees and Wasps, of 

 which the present paper is a continuation. 



Bees. 

 Following up the observations recorded in my previous paper, 

 on the 19th July I put a bee (No. 10) to a honeycomb containing 

 12 lbs. of honey 



at 12.30 ; 





at 12.36 s 



„ 12.50 she returned ; 



JJ 



12.55 



„ 1. 6 



3) 



JJ 



1.12 



„ 1.53 



» 



JJ 



1.57 



„ 2.5 



i) 



JJ 



2. 9 



„ 2.16 



5) 



JJ 



2.20 



„ 2.28 



JJ 



JJ 



2.32 ? 



„ 2.49 



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JJ 



2.55 



„ 3.13 



» 



JJ 



3.20 



„ 3.31 



J5 



JJ 



3.39 



„ 3.45 



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JJ 



3.55 



4. 2 



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JJ 



4. 8 



„ 4.18 



»} 



JJ 



4.24 



„ 4.31 



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JJ 



4.37 



„ 8.47 



3> 



JJ 



4.58 



„ 5.10 



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JJ 



5.19 



„ 5.27 



3> 



JJ 



5.30 



„ 6. 9 



» 



JJ 



6.15 



„ 6.23 



>> 



JJ 



6.29 



„ 7.19 



» 



JJ 



7.24 



„ 7.35 



?> 



JJ 



7.40 



„ 7.50 



)> 



JJ 



7.55 



and during all this time no other bee came to the comb. 



On the following morning, July 20, this bee came to the honey- 

 comb 

 at 6. 5 A.M. ; at 6.10 she went back to the hive ; 



„ 6.37 she returned ; „ 6.42 „ „ 



7 17 7 21 



LINN. JOUEN. — zoology, TOL. XIT. 16 



