Amazon ant

noun

any of several ants of the genus Polyergus that raid the nests of other species, carrying off and enslaving the young.

amazon ant

any of several small reddish ants of the genus Polyergus, esp P. rufescens, that enslave the young of other ant species

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The Amazon ants can live only by the labor of their slaves, and for that reason are mighty warriors in their world.

When the Polyergus or Amazon ants desire to increase their band of slaves, one first remarks extreme excitement in the neighbourhood of the nest.

And here, on a hot summer afternoon, is the Amazon ant, who leaves her barrack rooms in long battalions and marches far afield to hunt for slaves.

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