SIB JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



469 



Exp. 25. — Time 3 hours. I put an anfc for an hour to a full 

 glass ; she made 10 joarneys and brought 4 friends. I then left 

 only two or three larvae: in the second hour she made 7 jour- 

 neys and brought no friend. I then again filled the glass ; and 

 during the third hour she made 14 journeys and brought 3 

 friends. 



The results of the above experiments are shown at a glance in 

 the following Table. 



Tabular View of Experiments 07i Power 



of Communication. 



Ants. 



Glass with many larvis. 



Glass with one or 



two larvae. 



Time 

 observed. 



Number 



of 

 journeys. 



Number 



of 

 .strangers. 



Time 

 observed. 



Number 



of 

 journeys. 



Number 



of 

 strangers. 





hoiu's. 







hours. 







I. 



1 



7 



11 









2. 









1 



6 







3. 









2 



13 



8 



4. 









3 



24 



5 



5. 



3" 



38 



22 



1 



10 



3 



6. 



2i 



32 



19 









7. 



1 



5 



16 









8. 



U 



11 



21 



3 



23 



2 



9. 









H 



7 



3 



10. 



i" 



is 



i'3 



2 



21 



1 



11. 



2 



32 



20 



1 



11 



1 



12. 



5 



26 



10 









13. 









5 



19 



1 



14. 









3 



20 



4 



15. 



2i 



41 



3 



2 



5 







16. 



1 



10 



16 



2i 



10 



2 



17. 



4^ 



53 



2 



4^ 



40 



10 



18. 









2 



20 



1 



19. 



r 



li 



i'2 









20. 









1 



6 







21. 



li 



26 



i's 



4^ 



74 



27 



22. 









l| 



25 



4 



23. 



4^ 



71 



"7 









24. 









2 



35 



4 



25. 



2" 



34 



"3 









26. 



H 



35 



21 



2 



18 







27. 



2 



37 



9 



1^ 



15 







28. 



l-h 



9 



10 







t^ 



14 







29. 



2 



37 



5 



n 



25 



3 



30. 



U 



9 



10 



2 



14 







31. 



2 



37 



5 



li 



25 



3 



32. 



2 



24 



7 



1 7 







It must be admitted that this mode of observing is calculated 

 to increase the number of friends brought by the ants to the glass 

 with only 2 or 3 larvae, for several reasons, but especially because 



