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quite at home, and the colour with which I had marked 
her had been almost cleaned off. The stranger, on the 
contrary, was being dragged about by two of the ants. 
After this, however, I could not find her. She had, no 
doubt, escaped from the nest. 
November 12.—The following day, therefore, at 
11.30, I again put a friend and a stranger into this 
division of the nest. The friend seemed quite at 
home. One of the ants at once seized the stranger by 
an antenna and began dragging her about. I will give 
this observation in detail out of my note-book. 
At 11.45. The friend is quite at home with the 
rest; the stranger is being dragged about. 
At 12. The friend is all right. Three ants now 
have hold of the stranger by her legs and an antenna. 
At 12.15, 12.30, 12.45, and at 1 the stranger was 
thus held a prisoner. 
At 1.30 one now took hold of the friend, but soon 
seemed to find out her mistake, and left go again. 
At 1.45, The friend is all right. The stranger is 
being attacked. The friend also has been almost 
cleaned, while on the stranger the colour has been 
scarcely touched. 
At 2.15. Two ants are licking the friend, while 
another pair are holding the stranger by her legs. 
At 2.30. The friend is now almost clean; so that 
I could only just perceive any colour. The stranger, 
on the contrary, is almost as much coloured as ever. 
She is now near the door, and, I think, would have 
come out, but two ants met and seized her. 
At 3. Two ants are attacking the stranger. The 
friend was no longer distinguishable from the rest. 
At 3.30, 3.40, and 5 the stranger was still held a 
prisoner. 
At 6.0. The stranger now escaped from the nest, 
and I put her back among her own friends. 
December 11.—At 10 a.m. I again put in a friend 
