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The first ant returned at 
5.35 
7.28 
7.31 
7.34 
8.42 
8.44 another 
8-45 [ant came. 
9.44 
We continued to watch till 10.15, but she came no 
more. She had, however, in the day carried off to the 
nest no less than 187 larve. 
She brought 5 friends 
with her; less than 20 other ants came to the larve. 
October 3.—I put a Lasius niger to some larve. 
She returned as follows, viz:— 
1.42 
1.48 
1.52 
2. 0 
4 
8 
2 
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