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2.35 No. 3 returned, and at 2.36 went. 

 2.56 No. 2 „ „ 3. 1 „ 



3.24 No. 2 returned. 

 4.19 No. 2 



After which I went on watching till 7, but none of these three 

 returned. During the day 7 ants came to this honey, and 27 to 

 the other four deposits. Here, therefore, it is evident that the 

 three watched ants did not communicate, at any rate, any exact 

 information to their friends. 



June 27. I placed four inverted glasses (tumblers) on the 

 grass, and on the top of each placed a little honey. I then, at 

 8 o'clock, put two ants, belonging to F. nigra, to the honey on 

 one of the glasses. 



At 8.25 No. 1 came back, and at 8.45 she returned to the nest, 

 but did not come to the honey any more. 



At 9.5 No. 2 came out and wandered about ; I put her to the 

 honey again ; she fed and at 9.22 returned to the nest. 



At 9.28 she returned to the honey , and at 9.45 went back to the nest. 

 10.42 „ „ 10.50 



10.58 



11.21 



12.45 



1.40 



11.10 

 11.39 

 12.59 



I continued to watch till 7 p.m., but neither of them returned 

 any more. 



Aug. 7. I put out four small deposits of honey (which I conti- 

 nually renewed) on slips of glass placed on square bricks of wood 

 and put an ant {P. nigra) to one of them at 9.20. She fed an 

 went away. 



At 9.35 she returned, and fed tiU 9.43 

 10.14 „ „ 10.17 



10.25 „ „ 10.27 



10.37 „ „ 10.40 



This time a friend came with her. 

 At 10.47 she returned, and fed till 10.53 



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