Amazon ants raid colonies to steal slave workers
Amazon ants raid other colonies, stealing pupae to raise as slave workers who perform all essential tasks, as the Amazon ants themselves have lost the ability to do so.
Amazon ants, specifically Polyergus species, exhibit a ruthless strategy: they raid neighboring ant colonies to kidnap pupae. These meticulously planned attacks involve hundreds of ants swarming the target, overpowering defenders, and carrying away pupae. Once hatched, these stolen ants imprint on their captors, becoming loyal slave workers.
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