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Why is one American town called Idiotville?

In the US state of Oregon, there is an abandoned village called Idiotville. In the 1970s, there was a camp for logging workers, located so far from the nearest towns that their inhabitants sometimes said: "Only idiots can work there." From here it was customary to call this place Idiotville, and the stream flowing nearby - Idiot Creek. The latter name is even listed in the official directory of US place names.

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How are Amazon ants different from other ants?

Amazons are called a species of ants that do not themselves perform any work in the nest: ants of other species work for them.

Future Amazon slaves are abducted from nests at the pupal stage. The ants that emerged from the pupae perceive the nest of the kidnappers as their own, and the "slave owners" as equal members of their colony. Without any coercion, they perform all the work in the nest: they build new chambers, take care of the larvae, and get food for themselves and their "masters".

The Amazons themselves do absolutely nothing but attack, tear, kill, they do not know how. Moreover, the Amazons are not even able to protect the nest if necessary (the same "slaves" do it for them). However, during the next campaign for the pupae, the Amazons turn into formidable warriors.

From a hundred to a thousand Amazons take part in the raid. The army moves almost in a straight line to a previously reconnoitered and intended target. The distance to the object of attack is usually no more than 100 meters. Having approached the right place, the Amazons immediately rush to storm and break into the nest, so that, as soon as possible, taking advantage of the confusion of the inhabitants, they can find chambers with pupae, grab one for themselves and run away as soon as possible before the owners realize it.

In the first moments, the attackers succeed. Then the defenders of the nest, having come to their senses, come to grips with the enemy. By this time, most of the Amazons, loaded with booty, are already leaving the battlefield. The rest have a hard time: the defenders, two or three, rush to the Amazons, who, it must be said, never help each other, but fight only alone, killing and maiming opponents with their formidable mandibles.

After each raid on the battlefield, up to a dozen killed Amazons remain. Some desperately resisting robbers are dragged into the nest by the defenders and torn to pieces there.

Amazon ants are common in most of the territory of the former USSR. The northern limit of their habitat runs along the latitude of Moscow. Amazons inhabit Ukraine, the southern half of the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Siberia and the Far East.

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