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This tough little weaver ant was trying very hard to reach for another branch. It tried for a while without success. It then took a walk around the leave that it was on and tried again. It failed a second time. Without giving up, it walked around the leave and tried a third time. And it was successful!
Yes, one of my favourite subjects is back! The Kerengga Ant!
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
animal, fauna, wildlife, ant, weaver, weaver ant, asian weaver ant, red weaver ant, oecophylla, oecophylla smaragdina, leaf nest, nest, perak, malaysia, asia, august 2021
Scientific Name: Brachychiton megaphyllus and Oecophylla smaragdina
Location: Coomalie Farm, NT, Australia
Winged Weaver Ant Queen
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 7th August 2012
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
Found these ones near Oecophylla smaragdina's pathway.
The biggest one is more than 1cm long.
I wonder what happened here. It looks like a gruesome killing of a family thing.
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A queen.
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
This is a group of weaver ants are milking the nectar from the fruit the Morinda citrifolia.
Oo... tasty.
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Classis: Insecta
Divisio: ?
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Oecophylla
I put a bit of a cookie from a well-known brand on top of their path, and my friends were not very thrilled.
It caused a mild traffic jam and a bit of commotion.