Myrmicaria natalensis keeps well-maintained trails among nests. Kibale forest, Uganda
A colony of green tree ants has woven several leaves together to guard their arboreal herd of honeydew-producing scale insects. The great number of guard ants is present because the photographer breathed on the nest. Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant of northern Australia, is a type of weaver ant. These ants make nests by tying living tree leaves together using silk produced by their larvae. The silk is visible in this nest as white patches between the leaves. Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
