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Arboreal Ants: Life in the Treetops

In the warmer regions of the world, a rich and colorful ant fauna lives entirely in the trees.

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Camponotus mus

Correa, Santa Fe, Argentina

A colorful Calomyrmex laevissimus worker forages along a leaf in an Australian rainforest.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia

Winter leaf drop reveals a number of old Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant nests. The ants have moved on, but the signs of their presence remain. Tree ants are polydomous, so the nests likely all belonged to a single colony.

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

This ant nest- crafted from living leaves in an African forest- is held together by silk spun by the larvae. This unusual nesting habit has earned these insects (Oecophylla longinoda) the common names 'weaver ant' and 'tailor ant.'

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant of northern Australia.

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

Oecophylla longinoda

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Oecophylla longinoda

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Friend or Foe? Oecophylla longinoda workers encounter each other on a tree branch and take a quick sniff of the other's scent.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant of northern Australia, is a type of weaver ant. These ants construct nests by tying living tree leaves together using silk produced by their larvae. This is a small nest, only one of several occupied by this colony, formed by folding a leaf back on itself.

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

Camponotus mus

Correa, Santa Fe, Argentina

Camponotus mus

Correa, Santa Fe, Argentina

Camponotus mus

Correa, Santa Fe, Argentina

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