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SIB JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



She returned at 3.40 to the green paper. I now reversed the po- 

 sition of the yellow and green papers ; 

 but 

 „ 3.51 to the green. After this 



4. 6 

 4.15 

 „ 4.28, when she left off for the day, 



nor were there any bees still working in the garden. The same 

 afternoon a wasp, which I was observing, remained at work till 

 6.29. 



Aug. 20. About noon I brought five bees to some honey at my 

 window. They all soon returned, and numerous friends came 

 with them. One of them I put to some honey on blue paper. 

 She returned as follows, viz. : — 



At 12.36 

 12.42 

 12.53 

 1.28 

 1.38 

 1.49 

 2. 2 

 2.11 

 2.24 



At 2.30 

 2.38 



3. 2 

 3.10 

 3.22 

 3.50 



4. 4 

 4.14 

 4.23 



when I left off watching and shut her out. The longer intervals 

 are due to her having got some honey every now and then on her 

 wings and legs, when she lost a little time in cleaning herself. 



Aug. 21. I opened my window at 6 a.m. 'No bee came till at 

 7.33 the above one came to the honey on blue paper. 



I also placed some honey on orange paper about 2 feet off. 



At 7.42 she returned to the honey on blue paper, and again 

 7.55 she returned to the honey on blue paper. 



8. 3 „ ,5 

 8.14 



8.25 



8.36 „ „ 



8.44 



8.54 



9. 5 



I then transposed the papers, but not the honey. 



