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Yes, one of my favourite subjects is back! The Kerengga Ant!
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Hands off unless you want trouble. Armies of Green Tree Ants make their nest by weaving leaves together with a sticky silky substance produced from their larvae. Mature colonies can apparently hold up to 150 nests, one for the queen ant and the rest for the distribution of her eggs. Amazing lil fellas!
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Grabbing the prey? Full view is better.
Singapore, Pearl's Hill City Park (geotagged).
Photo taken in January 2008.
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Was taking a walk in Pasir Ris Park to test my new Raynox 250. Managed to catch this Ant mimicking Crab Spider overpower a weaver ant and dragging it back home.
Weaver Ant Queen
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 1st May 2012
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
A sad thing happened this week. They took down the home tree of the weaver ants in our condo (like in Avatar movie).
The ants somehow managed to glue the nest so well to the window that it actualy stayed there after they took down the tree! But it will not last long until they move out. Now they don't have anywhere to herd the other insects they use for food.
These small brawls are now happening around the whole nest...
Two queens seen here escorted by worker ants.
these and can be aggressive, biting and spraying formic acid for defense.
Via the Wiki: Once the edges of the leaves are drawn together, other workers retrieve larvae from existing nests using their mandibles. These workers hold and manipulate the larvae in such a way that causes them to excrete silk.
"Up for something"
While browsing through my "old" photos (the ones taken with my ahem not-so-good-for-macro EF 28-135mm), I found this one that shows these ants "up for something".
Those are the "thingies" that you can usually find near these ants. Are they aphids?
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: Neoptera
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
[edit for updates about the thingies]
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamilia: Coccoidea
Familia: Pseudococcidae
Very big size. Not very scientific description, I know :-)
She was walking around outside my home.
C'mon! Aren't these animals just fabulous?
Caught these fellas having a party.
Black ant needs ID.
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
This mantis resembles the red weaver ant all the way, except for the slightly widened head and the striped feelers.
Shot near my house in Kerala, India.
A queen weaver ant threatening to bite me while I photographer her and her new colony. You will see pupae of different stages of development in this set. More tropical ants: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/04/tropical-ants.html
"Up for something"
While browsing through my "old" photos (the ones taken with my ahem not-so-good-for-macro EF 28-135mm), I found this one that shows these ants "up for something".
Those are the "thingies" that you can usually find near these ants. Are they aphids?
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: Neoptera
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
[edit for updates about the thingies]
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamilia: Coccoidea
Familia: Pseudococcidae