242 SIH JOHN LUBBOCK ON BEES, WASPS, AND ANTS. 



Thus after 7 o'clock twenty-nine ants came ; and though there 

 were ten pins, seventeen of them went straight to the right pin. 



On the 16th July I did the same again. At 6.25 I put an ant 

 to the honey ; at 6.47 she went. 



At 6.49 an ant came to the right pin. 



„ 6.50 another „ „ 



„ 6.55 „ „ „ 



„ 6.56 „ „ wrong pin, and then to the right cue. 



„ 6.58 „ „ right pin. 



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„ 7. 5 the first ant came back, and remained at the honey till 

 7.11. 

 „ another came to the right pin ; but she was with the first. 



„ 7. 6 another ant came to the right pin. 

 „ 7. 6 



» 7.12 „ „ 



» '-IS „ „ 



These two ants were met by the first one, which crossed an- 

 tennae with them, when they came straight to the honey. 

 At 7.14 another ant came straight to the honey. 



