Science. 1976 May 28;192(4242):912-4. doi: 10.1126/science.192.4242.912.
Many species of ants engage in physical fighting when territorial borders are challenged. In contrast, colonies of the honeypot ant species Myrmecocystus mimicus conduct ritualized tournaments, in which hundreds of ants perform highly stereotyped display fights. Opposing colonies summon their worker forces to the tournament area by means of an alarm-recruitment system. When one colony is considerably stronger than the other, the tournament quickly ends, and the weaker colony is raided and its ants "enslaved." This is the first example of intraspecific slavery recorded in ants.
当领土边界受到挑战时，许多种蚂蚁会进行身体搏斗。相比之下，蜜罐蚁物种 Myrmecocystus mimicus 的蚁群会进行仪式化的锦标赛，其中数百只蚂蚁进行高度刻板的展示性战斗。敌对的蚁群通过报警招募系统将其工蚁部队召集到锦标赛区域。当一个蚁群比另一个蚁群强大得多时，锦标赛很快就会结束，较弱的蚁群会被袭击，其蚂蚁会被“奴役”。这是蚂蚁中记录的首例种内奴役现象。
