Oecophylla
is a genus of large arboreal ants of the African, Asian, and Australian tropics. These conspicuous insects are weaver ants, creating nests by pulling living tree leaves together and securing them with silk produced by the ants' larvae. Colonies are territorial, covering several trees and containing dozens of nests.
Oecophylla longinoda is polymorphic in the worker caste. Large workers perform many of the outside tasks of guarding and foraging, while small workers stick close to the nest.
St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Oecophylla longinoda is polymorphic in the worker caste. Large workers perform many of the outside tasks of guarding and foraging, while small workers stick close to the nest.
St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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