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Green Tree (weaver) Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

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4 Comments

IanMichaelIleto
IanMichaelIleto 13 years ago

Jade was the word I was looking for :D jade-bellied ants! Nature's precious jewels! They're beautiful CataAna!

CataAna
CataAna 13 years ago

Thank you very much! They were just beautiful in the sunlight, like little jade jewels.

IanMichaelIleto
IanMichaelIleto 13 years ago

Green Tree Ant: Oecophylla smaragdina
This is similar to the all red weaver ants that we have here in the Philippines.
Try these links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25747229@N0...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecophylla_...

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 13 years ago

They seem hungry! :P
They are very striking with their green "bellies"

CataAna
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CataAna

0822, Northern Territory, Australia

Spotted on Jun 28, 2011
Submitted on Jun 29, 2011

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