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Weaver ants

Oecophylia smaragdina

Description:

Weaver ants are obligately arboreal and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Oecophylla weaver ants vary in color from reddish to yellowish brown dependent on the species

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago
Weaver Ant
Oecophylia smaragdina Oecophylla smaragdina


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2 Comments

ARtPeNnography
ARtPeNnography 12 years ago

agree...my bad...thanks... :-)

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Looks like a Weaver Ant ARtPen. Have a similar spotting :-)

ARtPeNnography
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ARtPeNnography

Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia

Spotted on Aug 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 10, 2011

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