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... trail stopped . Naturally they started walking around the base of this obstacle and in so doing encountered the trail going up the opposite side . Adapting to the new condition , they had soon laid a new trail around the base of the jar ...
... trail stopped . Naturally they started walking around the base of this obstacle and in so doing encountered the trail going up the opposite side . Adapting to the new condition , they had soon laid a new trail around the base of the jar ...
Page 91
... trails . As far as we know , the fly does not deposit a trail ; nevertheless , he is able to follow an artificial trail . One day in the laboratory I astounded my students by show- ing them a fly so well educated that he could write my ...
... trails . As far as we know , the fly does not deposit a trail ; nevertheless , he is able to follow an artificial trail . One day in the laboratory I astounded my students by show- ing them a fly so well educated that he could write my ...
Page 92
... trail . After wandering a bit , his feet encountered the sugar deposited on the paper . The rest is history . How does a fly follow a trail ? Close observation reveals that he tends to walk in more or less straight lines until something ...
... trail . After wandering a bit , his feet encountered the sugar deposited on the paper . The rest is history . How does a fly follow a trail ? Close observation reveals that he tends to walk in more or less straight lines until something ...
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