ChanduBandi
Callow of weaver ant
"A mature colony of weaver ants harbors a large number of potential queens called as CALLOWS that are dull white in color lacking the emerald green metallic sheen seen in the queen. Very often in the night these callows stealthily take cover from darkness and move along with a few workers and establish a new arboreal colonies..."
- excerpt from "On a trail with Ants" by Ajay Narendra and Sunil Kumar M
Spotted one such callow on our terrace yesterday. Per the book they are not usually spotted during day time, I was fortunate to find one with wings
Callow of weaver ant
"A mature colony of weaver ants harbors a large number of potential queens called as CALLOWS that are dull white in color lacking the emerald green metallic sheen seen in the queen. Very often in the night these callows stealthily take cover from darkness and move along with a few workers and establish a new arboreal colonies..."
- excerpt from "On a trail with Ants" by Ajay Narendra and Sunil Kumar M
Spotted one such callow on our terrace yesterday. Per the book they are not usually spotted during day time, I was fortunate to find one with wings