618 SIR JOHN LUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. 



Several at once threatened lier. At 7.25 one of the ants seized 

 her by an antenna, and began dragging her about. 7.30, she was 

 still being dragged about. 8, do. 8.15, she is now being dragged 

 about by three ants. 8.30, she is still attacked. 9, do. At 9.15 

 she was dragged out of the nest. 



Sept. 23. Put two of the young ants into nest 1 at 9.15 a.m. 

 One was at once attacked, and the other a few minutes after- 

 wards. 9.45, both are attacked. 10, do. One is now dead and 

 hanging on to a leg of assailant. 10.15, do. 10.45, both are still 

 being dragged about. 



At 11 A.M. I put into nest 2 three more very young ones. At 

 11.10 one was attacked. At 11.20 all three were being viciously 

 attacked, and yet one was nearly cleaned. At 12 one w^as being 

 attacked, one was alone in a corner, the other we could not find. 

 At 12.10 one was dragged out of the nest and then abandoned, 

 on which, to my surprise, she ran into the nest*again, which no 

 old ant would have done. She was at once again seized by an 

 antenna. At 12.30 she was still being dragged about ; the second 

 was being cleaned. In this instance, therefore, I think two out 

 of the three were eventually accepted as inmates of the nest. 



Sept. 25. Put two of the young ones into nest 1 at 2.30 p.m. 

 At 2.45 one was attacked, but not viciously. 3 do., 3.15 do. 

 No notice was taken of the other, though several ants came up 

 and examined her. 3.30, the first is not attacked, the second is 

 almost cleaned. 4, the first has been again attacked, but not 

 viciously, and moreover has been partly cleaned. The second is 

 evidently received as a friend, and is almost cleaned. 4.30, they 

 are both comfortably among the others and are almost clean. At 

 5 I could no longer distinguish them. 



I now pass to the other batch, namely, pupa) from nest 2 with 

 ants from nest 1. 



Sept. 25. Put three of the young ants into nest 1 at 9.30 a.m. 

 At 9.45 two were attacked, the third was by herself. 10 do. At 

 10.15 one made her escape from the nest. At 10.20 the third 

 was attacked. At 10.30 one of them was dragged out of the 

 nest, and then abandoned. At 10*50 the third also was dragged 

 out of the nest. 



I then put two of these ants and a third young one into nest 2. 

 At 11.15 A.M. they seemed quite happy; but at 11.30 two w^ere 

 being dragged about ; the third, who was very young, was, on the 

 contrary, being carefully cleaned. At 12 this last one was undis- 



