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Oecophylla smaragdina
This is a weaver ant queen that i found on the citrus tree in my backyard. This ant queen is green in color, and it lay its eggs on the leaf of that citrus tree. The size of this ant queen is about 20 mm in length.
- Spotted on the citrus tree in my backyard. Usually, it can be found around the garden and bushes.
- Weaver Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae. They make nests in trees made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by their larvae. In Malay, it's called 'Kerengga'.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Hymenoptera
* Family: Formicidae
* Genus: Oecophylla
* Species: O. smaragdina
Spotted on Dec 14, 2013
Submitted on Dec 14, 2013
3 Comments
Hi Lanzz. Please see the details about the parental care mission. Colonial nesters don't fit the description. Thanks
Yes Chun, it look like Weaver Ant Queen... Thanks...
Try searching for Weaver Ant Queen, that will help.