This is Sir. J. Lubbock
This is one of his quotes,
Among others a dead blue-bottle fly was pinned down, and after vain
efforts at removal the selected ant hied home, and emerged with
friends who slowly, and evidently incredulously, followed their guide.
The latter starting off at a great pace distanced them, and they
returned, again, however, to be informed, come out, and at length be
coaxed to the prey. In the several experiments with different species
of ants and under varied circumstances, these seem to indicate the
possession by ants of something approaching language. It is impossible to doubt that the friends were brought out by the first ant, and as she returned empty-handed to the nest the others cannot have been induced to follow merely by observing her proceedings. Hence the conclusion that they possess the power of requesting their friends to come and help them.
