a random walk observing weaver ants on one lazy evening. Thousands of them in one place working in harmony with each others.

Chatuchat Park / Bangkok / Thailand

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A male ant-mimic crab spider with prey - a weaver ant. It's clear that the mimicry is for predation. The weaver ants must be quite silly though to fall for a mimicry like that.

I mean, look at the spider's big head and forehead - it's too big and too cute to pass as a weaver ant! Did I mention the spider has a big butt too? :D

Amyciaea lineatipes

A male ant-mimic crab spider with prey - a weaver ant. It's clear that the mimicry is for predation. The weaver ants must be quite silly though to fall for a mimicry like that.

I mean, look at the spider's big head and forehead - it's too big and too cute to pass as a weaver ant! Did I mention the spider has a big butt too? :D

Amyciaea lineatipes

Aggressive weaver ants

Aggressive weaver ants

Bintong,Perlis ( around the house )

Not every kerengga ant (Oecophylla) you see is an ant. Certain spiders from the family Salticidae and Thomisidae have evolved to greatly resemble Weaver ants, both for protection and predation (on Oecophylla). These ant-mimicking spiders can be easily identified by their 4 pairs of legs (instead of just 3)!

Found this mother Myrmarachne guarding her egg sac on a tree infested with weaver ants- very brave. After all, the most dangerous places are usually the safest.

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Moth 20 cm wingspan

A nest of ants made of palm leaves (bottom view).

Singapore (this photo is geotagged).

Regnum: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Classis: Insecta

Divisio: ?

Ordo: Hymenoptera

Familia: Formicidae

Genus: Oecophylla

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A Rattle Ant or Black Weaver Ant (Polyrhachis australis) at top, and a female Ant Mimic Jumping Spider (Myrmarachne sp.) that can often be found nearby. Notice the similarities, including the front legs on the spider (which are held high to mimic the ant's antennae), and the body shape of the spider (which only has two "parts" vs the ant's three). Amazing! Tondoon Botanic Gardens in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

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Chatuchak Park / Bangkok / Thailand

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A weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) carries a spider leg back to its nest in Angkor, Cambodia (June 2012)

A group of weaver ant is helping one of the injured member.

Olympus E520 + Zuiko Digital 50mm f2 macro

weaver ant

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

#1171 - Lens: Minolta Maxxum 50mm f/2.8 Macro

Look at the size of the pincers on these Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), (sometimes known as Green Ants). They can take your finger off. Okay, that's an exaggeration but these things would give it a go.

They weave nests out of leaves.

They taste alright too.

Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia

Some are a little past the "egg" stage.

Ant colony on lime bush.

Cotton swatch for fabric design Arboreal Ant on Spoonflower Green tree ants of Northern Australia amid an endless canopy of leaves ©2013 Alex Morgan All Rights Reserved

An Evening With The Weavers -

“Come on everyone, pull harder!” A group of weavers in a mangrove swamp is in the midst of building a new nest. I watched a major worker cheered his team and stayed to see what would happen next. “Someone has got to fetch more silk from the larvae”, a minor on the other side cried. When do they sleep and how do they keep their energy level up without any rest? Being an ant is too laborious and monotonous. I am glad I’m not a weaver, when I’m tired at least I can take a break. 23rd Oct is a public holiday and I’m away on a vacation, hip hip hooray!

Cotton swatch for fabric design Arboreal Ant on Spoonflower Green tree ants of Northern Australia amid an endless canopy of leaves ©2013 Alex Morgan All Rights Reserved

Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina).

These ants choose living leaves to build their nest.

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Weaver ant necklace in sterling silver, bronze and 18k yellow gold.

Weaver ants build their nests out of leaves glued together with a sticky, silky substance excreted from their larvae that they gently squeeze like glue sticks.

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Giant Thai water bug

An unlucky Tiger Beetle is caught by a group of weaver ants. Resistance is futile once the ants have their mandibles firmly locked on in a death grip.

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An old image of weaver ants weaving together their nest on a costus plant. Their silk is clearly visible in this shot. I have heard that they use their larvae for weaving, though while I was taking this photograph I saw no evidence of that.

uMthoma Aerial Boardwalk, Western Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Oecophylla smaragdina tearing a prey apart !

Bako National Park, Borneo