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I could judge from watching in the mornings and even- 

 ings, no other wasp found the honey. On the 24th I 

 had a holiday, and timed her as follows. It was rather 

 colder than the preceding days, and she did not come 

 till 6.40, when the temperature was 58°. She returned 

 as follows : — 



6.49 

 6.58 

 7.12 



7.22 

 7.32 

 7.40 

 7.50 

 8. 

 8. 9 



8.19 

 8.26 

 8.35 

 8.45 

 8.52 

 9. 2 

 9.12 

 9.45 



I had almost closed the window, so that she had a 

 difficulty in finding her way. 



9.58 

 10.10 



10.32 

 10.51 



The temperature was still only 60°, and it was rain- 

 ing, scarcely any other wasps about. 



11. 1 

 11.11 

 11.21 

 11.29 

 11.40 

 11.46 

 11.56 



12. 6 

 12.14 

 12.25 

 12.33 



1.21 

 1.32 



1.42 

 1.53 



2. 

 2.11 

 2.26 

 2.35 

 2.51 

 2.59 



3. 8 

 3.14 

 3.23 

 3.32 

 3.40 



