346 POWER OF COMMUNICATION. 
At 12.14 N4 came. 12.15 went. 
12.17 a stranger came. 
12.19 N4 came. 12.20 ,, 
12.20 N3_,, 12.22 ,, 
12.21 N1_,, 12.25 ,, 
12.25 N4_ ,, 12.26 ,, 
12.27 N3_,, 12.28 ,, 
12.30 N4 12.32 ,, 
» «8 stranger came. 
»» N3(was disturbed) 12.37 ,, 
12.38 N4 came. 12.40 ,, 
12.42 N3 ,, 
12.47 N4 ,, 12.49 ,, 
Thus during these three hours only six strangers 
came. The raisin must have seemed almost inexhaust- 
ible, and the watched ants in passing and repassing 
went close to many of their friends; they took no 
notice of them, however, and did not bring any out of 
the nest to co-operate with them in securing the food 
though their regular visits showed how much they 
appreciated it. 
Again (on July 15), an ant belonging to one of 
my nests of Formica fusca was out hunting. At 8.8 I 
put a spoonful of honey before her. She fed till 8.24, 
when she returned to the nest. Several others were 
running about. She returned as follows :— 
9.10 to the honey, but was disturbed, ran away, and 
returned at 10.40. At 10.53 went back to the nest ; 
3 11.30 » 11.40 9 
% 12.5 but was disturbed; she ran away again, but 
33 1.30 At 1.44 to the nest; 
e 2. 0 9 2.15 95 
4 3. 7 » 3.17 3 
5 3.34 » 3.45 me 
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