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
Although the most famous weaver ants are in the genus Oecophylla, many weaving species also occur in Polyrhachis. Here, a Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) robsoni worker sits atop a nest fashioned from a rolled leaf. The leaf is bound by silk spun from the ants' larvae. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
