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Green Ant Queen

Oecophylla smaragdina

Description:

Weaver ant colonies are founded by one or more mated females (queens). A queen lays her first clutch of eggs on a leaf and protects and feeds the larvae until they develop into mature workers. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/894... The workers then construct leaf nests and help rear new brood laid by the queen. As the number of workers increases, more nests are constructed and colony productivity and growth increase significantly.

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3 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Thanks Karen & Ismael..

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Great find!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

4816, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jan 15, 2012
Submitted on Feb 15, 2012

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