the Polyergus as "raiders", "pirates", or "kidnappers". They also describe the Formica workers as "helper-ants" or "domesticated animals". Polyergus obtains...

captured workers were removed from colonies of Formica sanguinea and Polyergus rufescens, the behavior of F. sanguinea changed dramatically within 30...

slave-making ant, Polyergus lucidus". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 94 (1–2): 39–44. doi:10.1155/1987/47105. Media related to Polyergus lucidus at Wikimedia...

"Species: Polyergus (rufescens) rufescens". AntWeb. Retrieved 2013-11-12. Trager, James C. (2013). "Global revision of the genus Polyergus". Zootaxa....

What makes Polyergus special is the way a newly mated queen can, all by herself, take over a Formica nest and start a new colony. Polyergus workers emerge...

Polyergus mexicanus is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is the most widely distributed species of Polyergus in North America...

Polyergus samurai is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It was long thought endemic to Japan, but is now also known from Korea...

modification of mandibles is rare, except in the genera Myrmoteras and Polyergus. However, some members show considerable evolutionary advancement in behaviors...

benefit to the ants. F. cunicularia is a host of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens. Slave makers P. rufescens will raid to kill adults in the F...

may be raided by slave-making ants, most notably Formica pergandei and Polyergus montivagus. The workers of F. pallidefulva are very similar in appearance...

Polyergus nigerrimus is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is native to Russia. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Polyergus...

aphids and treehoppers. It is the main host for the slave-making ant Polyergus lucidus. F. incerta was first described by Italian entomologist Carlo...

evolutions with the sole purpose of engaging in these conflicts, such as Polyergus rufescens, which have sickle-shaped mandibles. The emergence of supercolonies...

above groups. They are also captured as workforce by ants of the genus Polyergus. The evolution of this behavior is believed ultimately to have been derived...

enter the colony. Queen ants of some socially parasitic species such as Polyergus breviceps are unable to care for their own offspring and are entirely...

obligate slave-making genera in the subfamily Formicinae, the other being Polyergus. Both genera evolved slave-making behavior independently and are close...

timid. Workers of this species are commonly found working as slaves in Polyergus colonies. Nuptial flights typically occur in July or August. It is often...

is subject to raids by dulotic species such as Formica sanguinea and Polyergus rufescens where their ranges coalesce. In Britain this only takes place...

Pogonomyrmex anergismus Pogonomyrmex colei Polyergus breviceps Polyergus lucidus Polyergus nigerrimus Polyergus samurai Protomognathus americanus Pseudoatta...

Linnaeus, 1758 †Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler, 1915 Iberoformica Tinaut, 1990 Polyergus Latreille, 1804 – Amazon ants Proformica Ruzsky, 1902 †Protoformica Dlussky...

Pogonomyrmex anergismus Pogonomyrmex colei Polyergus breviceps Polyergus lucidus Polyergus nigerrimus Polyergus samurai Protomognathus americanus Pseudoatta...

Pogonomyrmex anergismus Pogonomyrmex colei Polyergus breviceps Polyergus lucidus Polyergus nigerrimus Polyergus samurai Protomognathus americanus Pseudoatta...

Pogonomyrmex maricopa Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Pogonomyrmex rugosus Polyergus breviceps Ponera pennsylvanica Prenolepis imparis Proceratium pergandei...

beetle Phalacrocorax lucidus or white-breasted cormorant, a bird species Polyergus lucidus, a species of ant Proserpinus lucidus, a species of moth Siphocampylus...

; Pérez-Lachaud, G. (2007), "Natural history of the slave making ant, Polyergus lucidus, sensu lato in northern Florida and its three Formica pallidefulva...

subumbratus epinotalis, L. umbratus aphidcola) Paratrechina parvula Polyergus breviceps (rusfescens fusciventris, rufescens fusciventris) Prenolepis...

2013. "Art: Polyergus rufescens - amasonmyra". www.dyntaxa.se. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2013. "Polyergus rufescens...

darker-colored ants in this image, the reddish-orange one in the center is a Polyergus lucidus queen Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...

different family of beetles, the Histeridae, and which inhabits the nests of Polyergus rufescens, Formica sanguinea, F. pressilabris, F. fusca, F. rufibarbis...

Mayr 1861 72 Formica pygmaea Plagiolepis pygmaea Polyergus Latreille 1804 14 Formica rufescens Polyergus rufescens Polyrhachis Smith 1857 698 Formica bihamata...