Table 2. Ethogram of Polyergus lucidus longicornis and host Formica dolosa workers from the same colony. Observed frequencies are followed by values in parentheses indicating the frequency of each act relative to the total number of behaviors performed by the slaver and the host.
| Formica | Polyergus | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-grooming | 615 (0.36) | 59 (0.48) |
| Allogroom Formica worker | 269 (0.16) | 1 (0.01) |
| Allogroom Polyergus worker | 75 (0.04) | 2 (0.02) |
| Allogroom Polyergus queen | 20 (0.01) | 0 |
| Carry or roll egg | 16 (0.01) | 0 |
| Groom egg | 2 (0.001) | 0 |
| Carry or roll larva | 168 (0.10) | 0 |
| Groom larva | 61 (0.04) | 0 |
| Feed larva solids | 6 (0.003) | 0 |
| Assist ecdysis to pupa | 0 | 0 |
| Carry or roll pupa | 42 (0.02) | 0 |
| Groom pupa | 14 (0.01) | 0 |
| Remove cocoon | 24 (0.01) | 0 |
| Assist eclosion of adult | 1 (0.001) | 0 |
| Tropholaxis w/larva | 10 (0.01) | 0 |
| Trophollaxis w/Formica worker | 151 (0.09) | 0 |
| Trophollaxis w/Polyergus worker | 47 (0.03) | 3 (0.02) |
| Trophollaxis w/Polyergus queen | 12 (0.01) | 0 |
| Forage | 50 (0.03) | 0 |
| Retrieve food | 47 (0.03) | 0 |
| Scout | 0 | 8 (0.07) |
| Feed inside nest | 3 (0.002) | 0 |
| Carry adult nestmate | 0 | 0 |
| Aggression (drag or attack) | 21 (0.01) | 41 (0.33) |
| Carry dead adult | 55 (0.03) | 6 (0.05) |
| Guard nest entrance | 17 (0.01) | 4 (0.03) |
| Anal trophallaxis | 1 (0.001) | 0 |
| Observed repertory size | 1727 | 124 |