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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.
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.
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.
This spider mimics the Weaver ant or Red ant. Taken with the Nikon D90, 18-105mm and Opteka Macro HD filter.
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A weaver ant biting me :D...it didn't hurt at all though as the weaver ant's mandibles didn't pierce through to my inner skin.
Not happy with the angles but it's not easy shooting my own left palm/hand.
So who want to be my hand model?
More ants: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/04/tropical-ants.html
At the 5th instar of the larval state, the caterpillar is attended by many weaver ants, feeding on the nectary fluid exuded by the dorsal nectary organ.
Lycaenidae, Lycaeninae: Arhopala centaurus nakula
I found some red weaver ants stretching a popped balloon while the other are trying to cut over it. Balloon are edible for ants? Sorry I use low quality camera on my cellphone.... Weaver ants, also known as Oecophylla smaragdina. Picture taken on, few days ago.. I don't really remember.. -_-
Khao Yai National Park / Pak Chong / Thailand
Large size; www.flickr.com/photos/rushen/8432740822/sizes/k/in/photos...
Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) with Stingless Bee( Tetrigona apicalis - ID credit: Zestin Soh) carcass. Selangor, Malaysia.
Dari Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu,
Kerengga, nama saintifik Ocoephylla smaradgina, dalam Bahasa Inggeris "weaver ants, tergolong dalam Kelas Insekta, Order Hymenoptera, Famili Formicidae, adalah sejenis semut yang berkoloni. Sesuatu koloni terdiri dari Ratu, raja, pekerja (askar), anak (larva) dan kepompong.
Kerengga biasanya akan membina sarangnya yang diperbuat daripada daun-daun yang dilekat bersama. Sarang ini biasanya terletak tinggi dari tanah dan kerengga ini akan mempertahankan keseluruhan pokok tersebut daripada penceroboh, termasuk manusia yang cuba memanjat pokok tersebut. Ia akan menyerang secara beramai-ramai dan akan menggigit dengan kuat dan tidak akan mudah melepaskan gigitannya walaupun dibunuh.
Kadang-kala kerengga ini sengaja dilepaskan pada pokok buah bagi membantu menjauhi pokok buah tersebut daripada serangan serangga perosak.
Arboreal ant of tropical regions, also known as green ants. Humans who brush against their nests soon learn about their massed response and the discomfort they can give to intruders.
" The first phase in nest construction involves workers surveying potential nesting leaves by pulling on the edges with their mandibles. 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. They can only produce so much silk, so the larva will have to pupate without a cocoon. The workers then maneuver between the leaves in a highly coordinated fashion to bind them together. Weaver ant's nests are usually elliptical in shape and range in size from a single small leaf folded and bound onto itself to large nests consisting of many leaves and measure over half a meter in length."
Wikipedia
When I nudged the nest with my finger, these fellas quickly ran to protect their house.
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
a random walk observing weaver ants on one lazy evening. One of generals I supposed coz he is not doing anything other than showing off
A weaver ant biting me :D...it didn't hurt at all though as the weaver ant's mandibles didn't pierce through to my inner skin.
Not happy with the angles but it's not easy shooting my own left palm/hand.
So who want to be my hand model?
More ants: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/04/tropical-ants.html
The famous weaver ant colony known for their engineering skills gave me a chance to view and capture their Fortress making feats. Seen here is a wonderful display of their ingenuity and dexterity, as they make an ant bridge to pull the leaves together and later stick them with natural silk (the white web like mesh in the picture above)
A weaver ant biting me :D...it didn't hurt at all though as the weaver ant's mandibles didn't pierce through to my inner skin.
Not happy with the angles but it's not easy shooting my own left palm/hand.
So who want to be my hand model? i...iiiI'm sure i
More ants: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/04/tropical-ants.html
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand--This weaver ant is drawing the edges of leaves together to make a nest. In a matter of minutes this ant might be joined by a hundred other workers in order to complete the job. The edges of leaves are cemented together with silk that is sqeezed from ant larva which are returned to the nursery when their silk is depleted.
"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
It's a tiring day as my gf and i travelled 35km from our place to the Kranji country side , Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserves.
It was the migratory period for birds and i was hoping to capture more shots of it to add to my recent collection.
The red vibrance of this small cotton stainer bug attracted me to take stop and take a good look at it.
It seems like it is trying to stop the weaver ants from taking it's fellow dead commrade away.
Read below about Cotton Stainer Bug and Weaver Ant and you might drive to the same conclusion as me that a fight had happened between the 2 !!!!
It just make me reflects if human nature is worse than the small little nymph.....
Not having a dedicated micro lens, i only can make use of my limited skills to take on this shot.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserves History
In 1986, a group of avid birdwatchers from the then Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch) stumbled upon this ecological jewel, and subsequently wrote a proposal to the government for its conservation.
The 87 ha wetland site was consequently designated as a nature park in 1989.
The then Parks & Recreation Department, a precursor to the National Parks Board, undertook the development of Sungei Buloh, in consultation with experts in the field, notably, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust from the United Kingdom and Worldwide Fund for Nature.
On 6 Dec 1993, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong officially opened the Nature Park.
Over the years, the unique place that is Sungei Buloh charmed people from all strata of society to support its cause.
It welcomed its 100,000th visitor in 1994. In 1997, the Park found its corporate sponsor in HSBC, which set up the Sungei Buloh Education Fund in support of its nature outreach programmes.
In 1999, Woodlands Secondary School became the first school to adopt the park. It was followed by Commonwealth Secondary School in 2001 and Hillgrove Secondary in 2002.
About Cotton Stainer Bug
It usually have a distinct yellow cross on it's black wing case. In cases where it does not have wing , it will be all red in the case of my picture.
It often can be seen on the underside of the sea hibiscus leaves as they feed on it's seed.They pierce a hole to the plant to suck up the sap of cotton plant , which will allowed microorganisms and fungus growth.
This is the reason why the farmers considered it as pests.
Weaver Ant
It is small but dont ever get biten by it as it will be damn painful.
It usually feeds on nectar but feed on any small creatures too, which is the reasons why the nests can be found near sea hibiscus and great Morinda.
The presence of it near these plants will protect the plants from insects like cotton staner bug from it.
The nests that it built is very complex as they need to join up multiple leaves together by squeezing silk out of the larva it hosted.
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