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Weaver ants hunting

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Red weaver ants surrounding and subduing a black stinging ant which wandered into their territory.

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JimWetterer
JimWetterer 9 years ago
Asian weaver ant
Oecophylla smaragdina


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7 Comments

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Poor thing!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you YukoChartraw. It was captured and taken away to their nest.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Superb capture! What happened to the black stinging ant after this?

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you TKBotting

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

Thank you RiekoS

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Amazing picture. Thank you very much for sharing.

TKBotting
TKBotting 11 years ago

Fantastic detail! Great spotting!

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sunnyjosef
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sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on May 18, 2011
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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