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Oecophylla longinoda patrol a tree trunk. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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
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
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 longinoda 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
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
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 longinoda patrol a tree trunk.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Oecophylla longinoda patrol a tree trunk. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Oecophylla longinoda patrol a tree trunk.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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