slave ant

Dictionary: slave ant

n.
An ant captured and raised as a worker by slave-making ants.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species

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	A cetain type of ant steals the larva of other ants to keep them as slaves the slave ants build homes for and feed these ants cannot do anything but fight what type of ant is this? Read answer...
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	What kind of ants steals larvae and ants to keep as slaves?
	What ant steals larvae other ants to keep as slaves?
	A certain type of ant steals the larvae of other ants to keep as slaves the slave ants build homes for and feed these ants who cannot do anything but fight they depend completely on their slaves?