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.
Inside the leaf nest of Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ants. Note the two size classes of worker.
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Inside the leaf nest of Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ants. Note the two size classes of worker.
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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