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weaver ants

Oecophylla smaragdina

Description:

Weaver ants weaving! Well they're actually, through collective brute force, pulling leaves toward each other that they'll then "weave" together. A similar spotting where they are "bridging" is found here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/702... and nests are found here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/782... and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/891...

Habitat:

This spotting is in a very small planted Eucalyptus sp. woodland on the campus of a school which is nestled in the foothills of the Cyclops mountains. The campus is surrounded by villages, gardens and disturbed forest. The particular tree species of this spotting has not been unidentified.

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16 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Maybe the reaction within the foot is autonomous?

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Emily & Ashok!

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 11 years ago

super shot

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 11 years ago

Don't know how I missed this! Great spotting!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thank you guys, Gerardo & Ashish!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nice capture Scott... True lesson form Super-organism Ants...

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow fantastic Scott :)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Nance & Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Amazing spotting Scott!

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Ants of any kind are amazing, these especially so. Wonderful spotting, Scott.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Argy

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

People should read this here too http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Yuko!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Wow! Fascinating!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Yes I agree Sergio!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

These are among the most amazing critters I ever saw.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 16, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2013

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