Again wow!

But I must wonder. How is this any different, aside from appearances, from a coreself being nilly willy subjugated to slaving/ carrying for lineages of ancestors, once it has been taken into a family line.

Where the dominant ants use chemicals / pheromones, we humans use emotions / feelings, and both are manufactured by Nature through hormonal productions.

The results of the takeovers are impressively complete and thorough! The servants don’t have a hint of suspicion. They live and serve, and glorify in it. Service to the clan is their alma matter.