SIR JOHN" LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 499 



up a bee from one of my liives ; at 11.40 she returned to houey 

 which 1 had put ou a slip of glass on green paper. 

 She returned at 11.51. And again 

 12. 1 

 12.13 

 12.22 

 12.33 

 12.46 

 12.58 

 „ 1.12. This time she lost her way in the room. 



1.49 

 „ 2. 1. This time she got stuck in the honey, and 



had to clean her. 

 2.25 

 „ 2.40. I now put red paper instead of the green, 



and put the green paper with a similar 

 quantity of honey on it afoot off. 

 „ 2.51 to the honey on green paper. 1 then gently 



moved the green paper with the bee on 

 it, back to the old spot. When the 

 bee had gone, I put yellow paper where 

 the green had been, and put the green 

 again a foot off. 

 „ 3. to the honey on the yellow paper. I dis- 



turbed the bee, and she at once flew to 

 the honey on the green paper ; when 

 she had gone, I put orange paper in 

 the old place, and put the green paper 

 about a foot off. 

 „ 3.10 to the honey on the green paper. I again 



gently moved the paper, with the bee 

 on it, to the usual place ; and when the 

 bee had gone, put white paper in the 

 old place, and put the green a foot off. 

 „ 3.20 to the honey on the green paper. I again 



gently moved the green paper, with ithe 

 bee on it, to the old place ; and when 

 she had gone, replaced it by blue paper, 

 putting the green a foot off. 

 ^j 3.30 to the honey on the green paper. I again re- 



peated the same thing, putting yellow 

 instead of blue. 



