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weaver ants (and prey)

Oecophylla smaragdina

Description:

A unit of weaver ants hauling a large winged prey item (species?) up toward one of their nests. Additional good information on Oecophylla smaragdina can be found on these other spottings http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/702... and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/782... and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/793...

Habitat:

This spotting on a flamboyant tree (Delonix regia) in a large semi-urban yard and garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

Another link http://www.newguineants.org/ants/categor...

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Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 13, 2011
Submitted on Jan 15, 2012

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