46 DIVISION OF LABOUR. 
out, whom we registered as No. 4, another on the 28th, 
registered as No. 5. Other ants came out occasionally, 
but not one came to the honey (except the above men- 
tioned) from November 28 till January 3, when another 
(whom we registered as No. 6) began feeding. After 
this a friend visited the honey once on the 4th, ouce 
on the 11th, and again on the 15th, when she was 
registered as No. 7. 
Table No. 2 is constructed in the same way, but 
refers to the nest of Polyergus. The feeders in this 
case were, at the beginning of the experiment, regis- 
tered as Nos. 5, 6, and 7. On November 22 a 
friend, registered as No. 8, came to the honey, and 
again on December 11; but with these two exceptions . 
the whole of the supplies were carried in by Nos. 5 and 
6, with a little help from No. 7. 
Thinking now it might be alleged that possibly 
these were merely unusually active or greedy individuals, 
I imprisoned No. 6 when she came out to feed on the 
5th. As will be seen from the table, no other ant had 
been out to the honey for some days; and it could 
therefore hardly be accidental that on that very evening 
another ant (then registered as No. 9) came out for 
food. This ant, as will be seen from the table, then 
took the place of No. 6, and (No. 5 being imprisoned 
on January 11) took in all the supplies, again with a 
little help from No. 7. So matters continued till the 
17th, when I imprisoned No. 9, and then again, 4.¢. on 
the 19th, another ant (No. 10) came out. for the food, 
