4G8 SIB JOHN LUBBOCK OjV AJJTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



The aut with many larvae made 47 journeys and brought 1 



friend. 



Exp. 16.— Time, 4^ hours. The ant with few larvse made 20 

 journeys and brought 1 friend. She did not return after the first 

 2 hours. The other ant made 53 journeys and only brought 2 

 friends. This latter was the same one as in the previous experi- 

 ment, when, however, she had the glass with only two or three 

 larvae. 



Exp. 17. — Time, 1 hour. The ant with few larvffi made 6 

 journeys and brought no friend. The one with many larvae made 

 11 journeys and brought 12 friends. 



Exp. 18. — Time, 1| hour. The ant with few larvae made 25 

 journeys and brought four friends. The one with many larvas 

 made 20 journeys and brought 15 friends. 



Exp. 19. — Time, 4^ hours. The ant with few larva? made 74 

 journeys and brought no less than 27 friends. This is quite in 

 opposition to the other observations ; and I cannot account for it. 

 She was the ant who brought 15 friends in the previous expe- 

 riment, and it certainly looks as if some ants were more influen- 

 tial than others. The aut with many larvae made 71 journeys and 

 only brought 7 friends. 



Exp. 20. — Time, 2 hours. The ant with few larvae made 35 

 journeys and brought 4 friends. The one with many larvae made 

 34 journeys and brought 3 friends. 



Exp. 21. — I now transposed the two glasses. Time, 1\ hour. 

 The ant with few larvae made 15 journeys and brought no frieuds. 

 The other made 35 journeys and brought 21 friends. 



Exp. 22. — I now transposed the glasses again. Time, 2 hours- 

 The ant with many larvae made 37 journeys and brought 9 friends. 

 The ant with few larvae made 18 journeys and brought no friend. 

 This, I think, is a very striking case. She was under observation 

 Sj hours ; and the scene of her labour was the same throughout. 

 The first 2 hours she had few larvffi and brought 4 friends ; then for 

 I5 she had many larvae and brought 21 friends ; then again for 2 

 hours she had few lai-vae and brought no friend. 



Exp. 23. — Time, li hour. The ant with few larvae made 25 

 journeys and brought 3 friends. The other made only 9 journeys, 

 but brought 10 friends. 



Exp. 24. — I now transposed the glasses. Time occupied, 2 hours, 

 The ant which now had few larvae made 14 journeys, but brought 

 )io frielids. Thet other made 37 journeys and brought 5 friends. 



