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^ariimlars of pairing and egg laying. 
nd fed in these separate boxes, the being jjlaced with each ij. in rotation. Opportunity for feeding was given each niglit 
2 days). Eggs laid before the introduction of the q are italicised and were, in the case of 9$ Nos. (i, 7, 10, 12. 13 and 14, 
ilation to the human body. 
'ere laid. Tlie number of eggs is indicated by tlie figure beiow 
17th 18th 19th 20th 2l3t 22nd 23rd 24th 
8 2 9 2 7 45 — 
154958567 
158 7 5 5 455 
25th 26th 27th 28th 29tli 30th 31at 32nd 33nt 
HO 
I 4 
7 
, 9 
1 4 
I 4 
4 
6 
7 
5 
6 
9 
8 
|i 8 
II 8 
; 13 
2 
7 
5 
3 
4 
6 
3 
4 
5 
4 
1 
5 
1 
6 
4 
4 
Total 
-N eggs laid 
34th 35th per ? 
118 
150 
166 
4 
6 
6 
8 
3 — — 
1 5 10 
— 4 
3 6—1 — 
172 
7 
95 
123 
70 
5 12 
6 
9 
3 
7 
7 
4 
9 
7 
5 
5 
7 
1 10 
6 5 3 8 5 2 
7 11 14 7 9 8 
1 
6 
6 
5 
4 
5 
1 
7 
3 10 — — — — — 
8 
6 
9 
8 
3 
9 
8 
6 
6 
3 
5 
6 
8 
5 
8 
5 
6 
7 
5 
7 
8 
6 
5 
2 
5 
6 
8 
9 
3 
7 
7 
6 
9 
10 
8 
6 
7 
7 
9 
5 
7 
7 
6 
5 
10 6 
10 — 
5 4 — — — — 
7 — — — 
— 159 
102 
180 
55 
154 
Remarks 
Died on the 23rd day. 
Died on the 34th day. 
See further entries after second 
pairing. Table II. 
Died on the 32nd day. 
Died on the 11th day. Eggs 
infertile. 
Lost on the 19th day. 
Died on the 32nd day. 
Accidentally killed on the 23rd 
day. Eggs infertile. 
See further entries after second 
pairing< Table II. 
Died on the 29th day. 
Died on the 30th day. 
Died on the 19th day. 
See further entries after second 
pairing. Table II. 
181 
148 
137 
141 
152 
115 
117 
no 
None of these eggs hatched, 
presumably this $ was not 
fertilized as she laid fertile 
eggs after pairing with an¬ 
other J, see entries on Table 
II. 
! rder to test if the $$ still retained the power of fertilizing them. It will be noted that with experience the period 
' f a second pairing might take place before the $ was too old and feeble to profit by it. 
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