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Polyergus rufescens
Amazon Am"a*zon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.

Meaning of Polyergus from wikipedia

- 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...
- "Species: Polyergus (rufescens) rufescens". AntWeb. Retrieved 2013-11-12. Trager, James C. (2013). "Global revision of the genus Polyergus". Zootaxa....
- Polyergus samurai is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It was long thought endemic to ****an, but is now also known from Korea...
- 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...
- 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...
- Polyergus nigerrimus is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is native to Russia. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Polyergus...
- Polyergus mexic**** is a species of slave-making ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is the most widely distributed species of Polyergus in North America...
- 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...