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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Protected inside a translucent silken tent, Oecophylla longinoda weaver ants gather honeydew from mealybugs. The ants weave the tent using silk produced by their larvae.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant of northern Australia.

Cape York Peninsula, Queenland, Australia

Oecophylla longinoda patrol a tree trunk.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Oecophylla longinoda, the tailor ant, is fiercely territorial. Here they have pinned down a Polyrhachis intruder that has stumbled onto their tree.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Green tree ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) dismantle a Pheidole that wandered into their territory.

Cape York Peninsula, Queenland, Australia

These weaver ants have fastened together leaflets of a Schefflera tree to form a hanging nest. The white parts are silk spun by the ants' larvae.

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant of northern Australia.

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

A green tree ant guard lets the photographer know not to approach any closer... ... OR ELSE.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Protected inside a translucent silken tent, Oecophylla longinoda weaver ants gather honeydew from mealybugs. The ants weave the tent using silk produced by their larvae.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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Arboreal Ants: Life in the Treetops

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