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repeated the same with the other antenna. If I 
touched the antenna, the ant started away, apparently 
smarting. I repeated the same with essence of laven- 
der, and with a second ant. The result was the same. 
Many of my other experiments—for instance, some 
of those recorded in the next chapter—point to the 
same conclusion ; and, in fact, there can be no doubt 
whatever that in ants the sense of smell is highly 
developed. 
