Hello, let's explore the interesting story of the slave ant. It may sound ridiculous, but it really happens in nature.
First, let's review the way ants live. Ants are highly social insects that form large and orderly ant colonies that work together to ensure the survival and reproduction of the entire population. Each ant plays its own role, such as worker ants, soldier ants, queen ants, etc. Normally, there is harmony within an ant colony. But have you ever imagined that even in the ant world, there is a very unequal "slavery"!
Yes, there are some ant races in nature that are called "slave ants", and they call other races of ants as slaves. Take, for example, the red ant Mexican human ant and the black brown forest ant in the picture. The Humbudsman is a tall ant and has the reputation of "slave ant", and the brown forest ant is the slave ant they squeeze. If you think about it, the slave ants wear cordyceps shoes, and they are served by slaves without having to do anything themselves. Don't do anything and lie down all day to win, red eats red and occupies it, white eats and suffers for nothing, live like some people, right?
But what do the slave ants think? It's too ridiculous to be slaves voluntarily! Although the slave ants obey the orders of their masters to keep slave ants during the day, in the dead of night, they secretly make some "small movements." Slave ants will secretly tear up most of the newborn slave ant larvae and pupa, strangling the new generation of slave owners. You see, isn't it the other way around? During the day, he feeds his master, but at night he breaks the body of his master's child into thousands of pieces!
Biologists have observed that if there are no slave ants in the slave ant colony, the survival rate of newborn pupae is as high as 85%. But if slave ants are present, the survival rate of the pupae is only 27%. It can be seen that the "killing of cubs" behavior of slave ants is not a trivial matter!
You might ask, why do slave ants do this? Aren't they afraid of brutal retaliation when they are discovered? In fact, it's a survival strategy. Although the "assassination" of slave ants may seem to have little real benefit, it is weakening the slave ant population, thereby enhancing the chances of survival of the same ant community. Once the slave ants gradually decrease, they will not be able to take more slaves, and the surrounding slave ant colonies will grow. It can be seen that the slave ants are not completely subservient, they fight heroically in the dark, and fight to the end to get rid of oppression!
Survival is a never-ending war, and each species is fighting to continue its bloodline. Even tiny ants are not willing to be sacrificed. The "spy war" of the slave ants has given us an important enlightenment: survival requires courage, wisdom, and the spirit of never giving up. Power is invincible, and oppression is always temporary. As long as we are united, hopeful, and brave to resist, one day we will be able to overcome fate and win our own freedom!
So in the future, will the slave ants be able to completely eradicate the tyrannical slave ants and get rid of oppression? The path of life evolution is destined to be full of blood and killing, and peace is never a choice. Struggle is the only way to victory. And life praises this tenacious and unyielding, never-give-up spirit of resistance!
Well, that's all for the little story of the ant world. As human beings, we should seriously reflect on and cherish the living environment of equality and freedom. Let us encourage them to exchange struggle for their own dignity and future!
Disclaimer: The information in this article comes from the Internet, which is not guaranteed to be completely correct and is for reference only.