Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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Page 130
... ditto ; at 10 , ditto ; and they were nearly cleaned . After that I could not distinguish them . On the 29th another ant came out of the pupa- state ; and on October 1 at 7.45 I put her back into the nest . She seemed quite at home ...
... ditto ; at 10 , ditto ; and they were nearly cleaned . After that I could not distinguish them . On the 29th another ant came out of the pupa- state ; and on October 1 at 7.45 I put her back into the nest . She seemed quite at home ...
Page 131
... ditto , one being almost cleaned . At 6 one was all right ; the other was no longer recognizable , having been quite cleaned . At 6.30 also one was quite at home ; the other could not be distinguished . At 7 both had been completely ...
... ditto , one being almost cleaned . At 6 one was all right ; the other was no longer recognizable , having been quite cleaned . At 6.30 also one was quite at home ; the other could not be distinguished . At 7 both had been completely ...
Page 132
... ditto , 1 ditto , 2 ditto , 3 ditto , 4 ditto , 5 ditto . At 3 I put in three strangers for comparison : two of them were soon attacked ; the other hid herself in a corner ; but all three were eventually dragged out of the nest . I ...
... ditto , 1 ditto , 2 ditto , 3 ditto , 4 ditto , 5 ditto . At 3 I put in three strangers for comparison : two of them were soon attacked ; the other hid herself in a corner ; but all three were eventually dragged out of the nest . I ...
Page 133
... ditto ; 5 ditto . As already mentioned , for some days there was no dead ant brought out of the nest . January 5. - Painted three more and put them in at 11.30 A.M. At 12 two were all right among the others ; I could not find the third ...
... ditto ; 5 ditto . As already mentioned , for some days there was no dead ant brought out of the nest . January 5. - Painted three more and put them in at 11.30 A.M. At 12 two were all right among the others ; I could not find the third ...
Page 136
... ditto . I regretted she was not watched longer . August 8. - Put another ant which had emerged from one of these pupa into her old nest ( No. 36 ) at 7.45 A.M. At 8 she seemed quite at home among the others . 8.15 ditto , 8.30 ditto , 9 ...
... ditto . I regretted she was not watched longer . August 8. - Put another ant which had emerged from one of these pupa into her old nest ( No. 36 ) at 7.45 A.M. At 8 she seemed quite at home among the others . 8.15 ditto , 8.30 ditto , 9 ...
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Page 79 - On the 17th of June, 1804, whilst walking in the environs of Geneva, between four and five in the evening, I observed close at my feet, traversing the road, a legion of rufescent ants. They moved in a body with considerable rapidity, and occupied a space of from eight to ten inches in length by three or four in breadth. In a few minutes they quitted the road, passed a thick hedge, and entered a pasture ground where I followed them.