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sill JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



9.58 

 10.10 



10.32 

 10.51 



The temperature was still only 60°, and it was raining, scarcely 

 an}' other wasps about. 



11. 1 

 11.11 

 11.21 

 11.29 

 11.40 

 11.46 

 11.56 



12. 6 

 12.14 

 .12.25 

 12.33 



1.21 

 1.32 

 1.42 

 1.53 

 2. 

 2.11 

 2.2G 

 2.35 

 2.51 



2.59 

 3. 8 

 3.14 

 3.23 

 3.32 

 3.40 

 3.48 

 3.57 

 4.12 

 4.20 

 4.29 

 4.39 

 4.47 

 4.58 

 5. 6 

 5.17 

 5.28 

 5.35 

 5.42 

 5.52 



This was her last visit. During the whole day no other wasp 

 found the honey. I also tried other wasps, concealing the honey 

 in the same manner, and with a similar result. 



I have no doubt some wasps would make even more journeys 

 in a day than those recorded above. 



Poiver of distinguishing Colours. 



As regards colours, I satisfied myself that wasps are capable of 

 distinguishing colour, though they do not seem so much guided 

 by it as bees are. 



July 25. At 7 a.m. I marked a common worker wasp (V. vul- 

 garis) and placed her to some honey on a piece of green paper 7 

 inches by 4|. She worked with great industry, as recorded 

 on p. 506. After she had got well used to the green paper, I 

 moved it 18 inches oft', putting some other honey on blue paper, 



