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then, I transposed the two papers forming the little bridges K and 

 L as soon as the ant A had crossed over. 



I put her to the larvae on F at 6.15 a.m. After examining them 

 carefully, she returned to the nest at 6.34. No other ants went 

 out ; but she at once reappeared with 4 friends and reached the 

 larvae at 6.38. None of her friends, however, crossed the bridge ; 

 they went on to D, wandered about, and returned home. A re- 

 turned to the larvae at 6.47, this time w^ith one friend, who also 

 went on to D and returned without finding the larvae. 



7. 0. Ant A to larvae. 



7. 8 „ An ant at 7.10 went over L to I. 

 7.17 „ withafriend,wfhoat 7.21 „ „ 



^ J with two friends, 1 ^ „„ 



^- " 1 oneofwhomatj '' 



7.32 „ the other at 7.35 „ „ 



r with a friend who 1 

 7-39 „ "j went on to D, and r 7.41 „ „ 



' then at J 



7.46 „ An ant at 7.42 



7.55 „ „ 7.47 „ „ 



8. 3 „ ■ „ 7.48 „ „ 

 8. 8 „ „ 7.54 



8.19 „ „ 7.57 „ 



8 24 „ „ 9 10 found the larvae. 



8 39 „ „ 9.30 went over L to I. 



8.50 

 9.12 

 9.22 

 9.40 

 9.47 

 9.55 

 10.35 



At 10.35 I imprisoned her till 12.30, when I put her again to 

 the larvae. 



12.48 back to larvae. 





12.55 



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An ant at 12.58 went over L to I 



1. 



35 



'5 i. i „ ,, 



1.15 



J) 



1-10 „ 



1.20 



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1.13 



After this she did not come any more. During the time she 



