Amazon ants raid the nests of other ants. Amazon ants have developed especially long and powerful jaws, called mandibles, to help them attack other ant nests. Their mandibles are like swords.
Amazon ants steal other ants' larvae to hatch in their own nest.
Then they use the hatched ants to do all their work for them. Amazon ants are so adapted to fighting that they can't take care of themselves or their nest. That's why they steal and raise other ants as slaves. Check out the adventures of the Mighty Mites in OWL Magazine each month. Trust Inc. Bayard Presse Canada is a licensed user.