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Another species, Formica sanguinea, was likewise first discovered by P. Huber to be a slave-making ant.
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Formica sanguinea, on the other hand, possesses much fewer slaves, and in the early part of the summer extremely few: the masters determine when and where a new nest shall be formed, and when they migrate, the masters carry the slaves.
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A well-known ant, the _Formica sanguinea_, found in the South of England, is however, a true slave-making species, but exhibits no such utter dependence on its servitors as does _Polyergus_.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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Formica sanguinea, on the other hand, possesses much fewer slaves, and in the early part of the summer extremely few.
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Formica sanguinea, on the other hand, possesses much fewer slaves, and in the early part of the summer extremely few.
On the Origin of Species~ Chapter 07 (historical) Charles Darwin 1859
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Another species, Formica sanguinea, was likewise first discovered by P. Huber to be a slave-making ant.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) Charles Darwin 1845
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