Abstract
Newly eclosed workers of the facultative slave-making ant Formica sanguinea were either exposed to homocolonial cocoons, exposed to cocoons of the common slave Formica cunicularia, or reared without any cocoons. In all conditions, the F. sanguinea workers later cared for both the homo—and heterospecific cocoons. This indicates that the early social environment does not influence cocoon recognition and acceptance in this species, and probably the choice of the host. Moreover, a strong tendency to care for cocoons of the slave species is also shown by adult workers of this slave-maker coming from a pure colony.
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