Show ants that hold slaves Slave making is ia a trait ot of ant life which has attracted much attention it Is practised practiced by different species and while in some cases the slaves belonging to different groups from their masters perform the ordinary d duties des of the rest acting as servitors in other cases there Is a complete dependence pen dence of tho the owners on the slaves one ant noted by huber in 1810 was shown to be in danger of actual starvation unless fed by the slaves A british species makes slaves but Is not dependent upon them it however carries off the pupae from the nests of the ants on which it makes its forays and the strange ants born in the nest ot of the conqueror takes up mental menial duties |