506 sill JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



friends to share any good things they may have discovered, also 

 prove their great industry. Thus : — 



July. I marked a wasp (F. vulgaris, $) and put her to some 

 honey. All day she kept coming back till past 8 in the even- 

 ing, but brought no friend. I do not think, it necessary to give 

 the times of all her visits ; but I may give the times for a lev^^ 

 Tor instance, 

 At 3.13 she came to the honey, and at 3.14 returned to her nest. 



8.16 



j> 





11 



3.18 





11 



3.20 



y> 





11 



3.21 





11 



3.24 



5) 





11 



3.25 





11 



8.27 



5J 





11 



3.28 





11 



3.29 



J) 





11 



3.30 





11 



8.32 



)J 





11 



3.33 





1! 



3.35 



J) 





11 



3.36 





11 



3.40 



!> 





11 



3.41 





>5 



3.43 



J) 





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3.44 





11 



3.46 



)) 





11 



3.47 





11 



3.49 



)) 





)! 



3.50 





11 



3.53 



5) 





55 



3.54 





11 



3.56 



)) 





J) 



3.57 





11 



4. 



)J 





J) 



4. 1 





11 



4. 3 



5) 





11 



4. 4 





11 



4. 6 



)) 





11 



4. 7 





T> 



4.10 



JJ 





11 



4.11 





11 



4.14 















Thus having made no less than 19 journeys in 



I one hour. 



On the 



10th of 



September, 1875, 



, I marked a vs 



-asp. 



11th she came to th 



e honej; 



' for the first time, 









returning 



at 7.25, and left at 7.27, 









J) 



7.34 





7.37 









5) 



7.41 

 7.49 

 7.56 





7.44 

 7.51 



7.58 









11 



8. 3 





8. 6 









11 



8.13 





8.16 









11 



8.20 





8.23 









11 



8.30 





8.32 









11 



8.37 

 8.46 





8.40 



8.51 









She 



was disturbed. 







On the 



