Woven Nest. Weaver Ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, on Hibiscus, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
During my walks in the KLCC Park the last couple of days, I've stopped to look at the Hibiscus shrubbery. I've been fascinated by a nest of Weaver Ants there. In fact, the Jumping Spider I photographed a day or so ago on that same bush seemed to be preying on my litte brown friends.
Here's a nest of Weaver Ants - see the white silk used to bind together the Hibiscus foliage. I didn't/don't have the heart to open it up although I'd like to see something of what happens inside. But watching Oecophyllae smaragdinae going about their business is in itself already fascinating. And I 'played' with them a bit by depositing Hibiscus flower parts where they'd surely be found. In the inset, my Ants are happy to pull two Hibiscus stigmas toward the nest opening. Amazing to watch...
Woven Nest. Weaver Ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, on Hibiscus, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
During my walks in the KLCC Park the last couple of days, I've stopped to look at the Hibiscus shrubbery. I've been fascinated by a nest of Weaver Ants there. In fact, the Jumping Spider I photographed a day or so ago on that same bush seemed to be preying on my litte brown friends.
Here's a nest of Weaver Ants - see the white silk used to bind together the Hibiscus foliage. I didn't/don't have the heart to open it up although I'd like to see something of what happens inside. But watching Oecophyllae smaragdinae going about their business is in itself already fascinating. And I 'played' with them a bit by depositing Hibiscus flower parts where they'd surely be found. In the inset, my Ants are happy to pull two Hibiscus stigmas toward the nest opening. Amazing to watch...