246 silt JOHN LUBBOCK OX BEES, WASPS, ANJI ANTS. 



Iarva3 in this cup, I left her alone. She took one and 

 returned. 

 At 2.31 she returned to cup No. 3 and took the last larva. 

 '2A0 she came back to cup N"o. 3 and searched diligently, 

 went away and wandered about for two minutes, then 

 returned for another look, and at length at 2.50 went 

 to cup No. 1 and took a larva. 

 3 came to cup 1 and took a larva. 



3- ^ » 1) 



3.15 „ „ , first, however, going and 



examining cup 8 again. 



3.18 came to cup 3, then went to cup 2 and took a larva. 

 3.30 „ „ 2 „ 



3.43 „ „ 2 



5.53 came to cup 3, but did not climb up it, then went to 

 cup 2 and took a larva, which she either dropped or 

 handed over to another ant ; for without returning to 

 the nest, at 3.55 she returned to the emptj'- cup, and 

 then to cup 2, where she took the last larva, so that two 

 cups are now empty. 



4. 3 she came to cup 3, then to cup 2, and lastly to cup 1, 

 when she took a larva. 



4.15 came to cud 1 and took a larva. 



4.22 



4.38 



5 came to cup 3, then to cup 2, and lastly to cup 1, when 

 she took a larva. 



5.19 came to cup 1 and took a larva. 



5.50 came to cup 2 and then to cup 1 and took a larva. 



6.20 ,, 1 and took the last larva. 

 T now put about 80 larvae in cup 3. 



It is remarkable that during all this time she did not come 

 straight to the cups, but took a roundabout and apparently irre- 

 solute course. 



At 7. 4 she came to cup 1 and then to cup 3, and then home. 



There were at least a dozen ants exploring in the box ; but 

 she did not send any of them to the larvK. 



At 7.30 she returned to eup 3 and took a larva. 



I now left off watching for an hour. On my return at 

 8.30 slie was just carrying off a larva. 

 8.40 she came back to cup 3 and took a larva. 



