Temnothorax
insect genus
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association with Protomognathus americanus
- In ant: Notable ant behaviors
…Protomognathus americanus raid nests of Temnothorax ants, stealing the latter’s pupae. The pupae are raised by P. americanus to serve as slaves, and, because the Temnothorax pupae become imprinted on the chemical odor of the slave-making ants, as adults the captive ants forage and routinely return to the slave-making ant…
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