Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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Page 167
... journeys , during which 19 other ants found their way to the point of junction . Only 2 went over the little bridge to the larv¿ , 8 went over L to I , and the remainder on to D. In another similar experiment the marked ant made 16 journeys ...
... journeys , during which 19 other ants found their way to the point of junction . Only 2 went over the little bridge to the larv¿ , 8 went over L to I , and the remainder on to D. In another similar experiment the marked ant made 16 journeys ...
Page 173
... journey I put another larva in the glass with only two or three larv¿ , to replace that which had been removed . Now ... journeys made by the ants would be nearly the same ; consequently , if it was a matter of scent , the two glasses ...
... journey I put another larva in the glass with only two or three larv¿ , to replace that which had been removed . Now ... journeys made by the ants would be nearly the same ; consequently , if it was a matter of scent , the two glasses ...
Page 174
... journeys No. of friends Time occupied No. of journeys No. of friends hours hours 1234 27∞ A 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 11 27 28 29 30 31 -461 32 33 34 PETERSE 25 ° 5 ° M 121212231 7 11 2 38 22 1 30 123T 6 13 ...
... journeys No. of friends Time occupied No. of journeys No. of friends hours hours 1234 27∞ A 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 11 27 28 29 30 31 -461 32 33 34 PETERSE 25 ° 5 ° M 121212231 7 11 2 38 22 1 30 123T 6 13 ...
Page 222
... journeys to and fro between the nests and the larv¿ . In these cases the ants were moving steadily and in a most business - like manner , and any start or alteration of pace would have been at once apparent . I was never able , however ...
... journeys to and fro between the nests and the larv¿ . In these cases the ants were moving steadily and in a most business - like manner , and any start or alteration of pace would have been at once apparent . I was never able , however ...
Page 244
... journey she found her way without assistance , and reached the larv¿ at 8.26 . After this she returned as follows , viz.:- At 8.50 9. 0 mach 9.10 9.17 9.28 I now made the length of the journey round the tapes 10 feet . This puzzled her ...
... journey she found her way without assistance , and reached the larv¿ at 8.26 . After this she returned as follows , viz.:- At 8.50 9. 0 mach 9.10 9.17 9.28 I now made the length of the journey round the tapes 10 feet . This puzzled her ...
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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.