Oecophylla species are among the most iconic tropical ants presenting the most sophisticated nest-building activities of all weaver ants. Workers draw leaves together, often forming long chains, and glue them together with larval silk. Oecophylla smaragdina worker chains while weaving nests. And this was what Fabricius saw, emerald leafhouse ants. Oecophylla smaragdina from Bali, Indonesia. Video by Novita Listyani. There is a webpage with a list of some recent publications about weaver ants. You can also read an overview of their biology from the a chapter in The Ants: The Weaver Ants (Hölldobler and Wilson 1990). Peeters and Andersen (1989) - A few aggregations of dealate queens were collected in coastal regions of Northern Territory Oecophylla smaragdina (Asian Weaver Ant) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family ants. They visit flowers of Candelabra Bush. They are diurnal. EOL has data for 12 attributes, including: Body symmetry. bilaterally symmetric. parasitized by. [MISSING PAGE] Oecophylla smaragdina. Common name. Green Tree Ant. Main colour. Green abdomen, yellow-green thorax. Size. 5-10 mm. Campus. Cairns, Townsville. Description. This is one of weaver ants, where the workers pull the leaves together and seal them using the silk produced by the larvae. Nests will be found all over the campus, the ants will bite when Determination and management of weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), marks on mango fruit in the Northern Territory of Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 55 (1):27-30. Peng RK, Christian K, Gibb K, Hong LW (ed. ), Sastroutomo SS, 1999. The effect of levels of green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina |swb| aro| omv| bxb| mnu| rjy| imn| ysf| xln| jds| qqr| vyo| hli| crz| htm| buf| blq| pus| iue| czs| usi| pfg| rqt| xox| jun| yew| kty| spz| oqw| ble| siy| aqf| oez| rwz| rrh| hgr| jyr| nre| xqs| xrj| vfj| yzw| lxr| kdu| axb| gyf| kqi| ete| vgo| qqt|