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ON THE HABITS OF ANTS. 



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And during all this time no other bee came to the comb. 



On the following morning, July 20th, this bee (No. 10) 

 came to the honeycomb at 6 in the morning, and we 

 watched her till 2 p.m. ; but during the whole of this 

 time no other bee had come to the comb. 



Bees seem also to be less clever in finding their way 

 about than might have been expected. In some cases, 

 indeed, flies are more intelligent. Thus, I put a bee into 

 a bell glass 18 inches long and a mouth 6^ inches wide, 

 turning the closed end to the window ; she buzzed about 

 till 11.15, when, as there seemed no chance of her 

 getting out, I put her back into the hive. Two flies, on 

 the contrary, which I put in with her, got out at once. 

 At 1 1.30 I put another bee and a fly into the same glass ; 



