110 BEHAVIOUR TO CHLOROFORMED FRIENDS. 
the moat. At 9.45 a friend was picked up and 
carried into the nest, but brought out again and 
thrown away about 3 in the afternoon. The other 
four remained where they were placed until 8 P.M., and 
though the other ants often came up and examined 
them, they did not carry them off. 
September 29.—Again placed nine chloroformed 
ants, five friends and four strangers, close to where a 
number were feeding. There was a continual stream 
of ants to the honey, ten or fifteen being generally 
there at once. 
A stranger was picked upat 10.20 ar ie are 10.32 
‘ sly «10.22 - 10.35 
Afriend 4 4 11.22 a 11.42 
Astranger ,, 3 11.35 33 11.50 
5 ex, AST = 11.45 
Shortly after the others were picked up and carried 
away to the edge of the board, where they were dropped, 
but none were taken into the nest. 
October 2.—Again at 10 a.m. placed ten chloro- 
formed ants, five friends and five strangers, close to 
where some were feeding. They were picked up and 
earried off as before in the following order :— 
At 11. 5 a stranger was picked up and dropped at 11.15 
11.12 a friend 35 55 11.50 
11.25 a stranger 35 Ss 11.36 
12. 7 3 a 55 12.45 
12.10 a friend a Pe 12.16 
