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strangers put in on the 23rd, asmentioned above. Up 
to January 23 found no other dead one. 
January 3, 1879.—Painted three more, and put 
them in at 11.30 a.m. At 12 two were all right: we 
could not see the third; but no ant was being attacked. 
12 ditto. 1, all three are all right; 2 ditto; 5 ditto. 
As already mentioned, for some days there was no dead 
ant brought out of the nest. 
January 5.—Painted three more and put them in 
at 11.30 am. At 12 two were all right among the 
others; I could not find the third; but no ant was 
being attacked. 12.30 ditto, 1 ditto, 2 ditto, 4 ditto. 
On the following morning I found two of them all right 
among the others. There was no dead ant. 
January 13.—Painted three more and put them in 
at 12.30. At 1 they were all right. 2 ditto. 4, two 
were all right ; I could not see the third, but she was 
not being attacked. The next morning, when I looked 
at the nest, one was just being carried, not dragged, 
out. The ant carried her about 6 inches and then put 
her down, apparently quite unhurt. She soon returned 
into the nest, and seemed to be quite amicably re- 
ceived by the rest. Another one of the three also 
seemed quite at home. The third I could not see; but 
up to January 23 no dead one was brought out of the 
nest. 
January 19.—Marked the last three of these ants, 
and put them into the nest at 9.30 a.m. They were 
watched continuously up to 1. At that time two of 
