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Table 5. — Data obtained from observations of visits of nurse bees, etc. — Contd. 
VISITS TO CELLS CONTAINING LARV.E ONE DAY AFTER HATCHING. 
Number of visits per period of 10 minutes. 
Time spent in nursing 
(seconds). 
Designation. 
Inspection, 
Type A. 
Inspection, 
TypeB. 
Nursing. 
Total. 
Time spent in 
individual 
visits. 
Total time 
spent per 
10-minute 
period. 

2 
3 

2 
2 







2 

5 
5 
4 
2 
3 
1 
8 
4 


ti 
3 
3 
5 
4 
2 

1 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
T 
3 

1 
1 
1 
3 
7 
7 
8 
5 
8 
6 
10 
6 
] 
9 
ti 
4 
4 
8 
7 
Seconds . 
14, 29 
SecoTids. 
43 


Larva c 
2 
2 
Larya d 
4,20,4 
2, 4, 4 
28 
10 
Larva f 
18,8, 11 
2,2 
37 
Larva g 
4 
13, 70 
83 
Larva i 
2 
2 
4, 2, 4 
10 


7 
7 
60 
60 
3 
3 
Larva o 
7,3,12 
22 
0.73 
3.93 
1.74 
6.40 
12.00 
20.73 
VISITS TO CELLS CONTAINING LARV.E TWO DAYS AFTER HATCHING. 

1 
1 
1 






2 
1 

1 
5 
5 
3 
2 
1 
5 
6 
4 
3 
3 

8 
4 
3 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 

1 
2 

1 
1 
5 
3 
1 
6 
6 
6 
2 
5 
7 
6 
3 
4 
3 
14 
2 
2 
4 
4 
3, 3 
6 
Larva d 
3,5,2 
10 
Larva e 
2 
2 


5 
5 
2, 2 
4 


5 
5 
2 
2 
Larva 1 
4,8,4,12,3.... 
2, 3, 4 
31 
9 
3 
3 
Average 
0.50 
3.71 
1.57 
5.79 
3.77 
5.93 
VISITS TO CELLS CONTAINING LARV.E THREE DAYS AFTER HATCHING. 
1 



2 

2 
2 

1 
10 
5 
8 
6 
3 
2 
2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
3 

6 

2 

2 
1 
1 

4 
1 
18 
12 
15 
7 
8 
3 
6 
3 
6 
5 
8 
6 
2, 5, 3 
10 


Larva e 
2,3,4,3,2,4.. 

18 
Larva d 

Larva e 
36, 3 
39 
Larva f 


6, 8 
14 
2 
2 
3 
3 


7,2,2,33 
7 
44 
7 
Average 
1.67 
4.75 
1.67 
8.08 
6.85 
11.42 
VISITS TO CELLS CONTAINING LARViE FOUR DAYS AFTER HATCHING. 
Larva a 
3 
6 
3 





1 

6 
17 
9 
3 
4 
6 
13 
8 
7 
10 
5 
10 
10 
3 
5 
8 
1 
4 
5 
7 
4 
1 
19 
32 
18 
11 
12 
7 
17 
13 
14 
15 
6 
4,3,2,5,3,2,3, 
2,3,30. 
4,2,4,4,2,2,2, 
4,2,3. 
8,5,2 
57 
Larva b 
29 
Larva c 
15 
Larva d 
13,2,2,3,5 
10,7,8,8,3,5,.. 
23,8. 
3 
25 
Larva e 
72 
Larva f 
3 
Larva g 
13,12,2,3 
2,13,2,3,13.... 
2,42,3,4,8,2,4 
27,2,8,30 
3 
30 
Larva h 
33 
Larva i 
65 
Larva j 
67 
Larva k 
3 
