136 ANTS REMOVED AS PUP, AND RESTORED 
attacked, dragged out of the nest, and dropped into the 
surrounding moat of water. 
Again, on July 14 last year (1878) I put some pups 
of Formica fusca from nest No. 36 into a glass with 
three ants of the same species from nest No. 60. 
On the 22nd I put an ant from one of these pupe 
into her old nest (No. 36) at 9.30 a.m. She was at- 
tacked. At 10 she was being dragged about. 10.30 
ditto. I regretted she was not watched longer. 
August 8.—Put another ant which had emerged 
from one of these pup into her old nest (No. 36) at 
7.45 4.M. At 8 she seemed quite at home among the 
others. 8.15 ditto, 8.30 ditto, 9 ditto, 9.30 ditto. 
August 9.—Put two other young ants of this 
batch into their old nest (No. 36) at 7 a.m. At 7.30 
they were all right. At 7.30 one of them was being 
dragged by a leg, but only, I think, to bring her under 
shelter, and was then let go. Young ants of this spe- 
cies, when the nest is disturbed, are sometimes dragged 
to a place of safety in this way. At 8.30 they were 
all right and nearly cleaned. After this I could not 
distinguish them ; but if they had been attacked, we 
must have seen it. 
August 11.—Put in another one as before at 
8.30 aM. At 8.45 she was allright. At 9 she was 
dragged by a leg, like the last, but not for long ;:and 
at, 9.30 she was quite comfortable amongst the others. 
1C ditto, 10.45 ditto, 12 ditto, 5 ditto. 
August 24.—Put in the last two ants of this lot 
