Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraD. Appleton, 1911 - 448 pages |
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Page 98
... paper bridge , up which she immediately went , dropped her victim on the far side , and returned home . Could this have been a case in which an aged or invalid ant was being expelled from the nest ? I have often had ants in my nests to ...
... paper bridge , up which she immediately went , dropped her victim on the far side , and returned home . Could this have been a case in which an aged or invalid ant was being expelled from the nest ? I have often had ants in my nests to ...
Page 164
... bridge K and down the strip H. Now it is obvious that by always causing the marked ant ( A ) to cross the bridge K on a particular piece of paper , and if at other times the papers K and L were reversed , I should be able to ascertain ...
... bridge K and down the strip H. Now it is obvious that by always causing the marked ant ( A ) to cross the bridge K on a particular piece of paper , and if at other times the papers K and L were reversed , I should be able to ascertain ...
Page 165
... paper it was constituted . Or the other hand , if they found the larvæ by ... papers forming the little bridges as soon as the ant A had crossed over K and L ... bridge ; they went on to D , wandered about , and returned home . A returned ...
... paper it was constituted . Or the other hand , if they found the larvæ by ... papers forming the little bridges as soon as the ant A had crossed over K and L ... bridge ; they went on to D , wandered about , and returned home . A returned ...
Page 167
... bridge to the larvae , while 15 went over the bridge L to I. On repeating ... paper to I , and only 10 to the larvæ . This , I think , gives strong reason ... paper : to the end of n are pinned two h 122 other strips ƒ and g , in such a ...
... bridge to the larvae , while 15 went over the bridge L to I. On repeating ... paper to I , and only 10 to the larvæ . This , I think , gives strong reason ... paper : to the end of n are pinned two h 122 other strips ƒ and g , in such a ...
Page 168
... paper f , as in the figure , was turned to the larvæ ; but whenever any ant , excepting the marked one , came , I ... bridge between e and m . The details , as before , are given in the Appendix . h In this experiment the bridge over ...
... paper f , as in the figure , was turned to the larvæ ; but whenever any ant , excepting the marked one , came , I ... bridge between e and m . The details , as before , are given in the Appendix . h In this experiment the bridge over ...
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