604 SIE JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



put a bee to acme honey inside a flower-pot 5 inches high and 5 

 wide at the base. The flower-pot was laid on its side, and the 

 mouth closed, so that the bee had to come out through the hole 

 in the bottom, which was about 5 an inch in diameter. To 

 make things easier for her, I made her a small alighting-board of 

 wood, the top of which was level with the hole. I then placed 

 the flower-pot on the spot where she was accustomed to find 

 the honey. She had made her first visit that morning at 6.45, 

 returning 



at 6.55 



7. 5 

 7.14 



7.23 And when I put her, while feeding, into the 



flower-pot, she found her way out without 



difficulty. 

 At 7.40 she returned, but did not seem able to find her 



way ; so I put her in. The same thing 



happened again at 

 7.50 



8. 6 

 and 8.20 



but at 8.38 she found her way in easily, and had no further 

 difficulty. She returned at 

 8.53 



9. 6 

 9.14 

 9.25 

 9.41 

 9.55 



10. 6 This time a friend came with her and followed 

 her in. I captured her. No. 2 took no 

 notice, but returned 



At 10.19 j At 12. 9 



10.30 1 12.25 



10.44 

 10.54 

 11. 6 

 11.20 

 11.31 

 11.44 

 11.55 



12.37 

 12.50 

 1. 2 

 1.14 

 1.26 

 1.36 

 1.47 



