Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla Smaragdina) Nest On A Tree : (pix Sanjiv Shukla) Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) are also known as weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster. They are species of arboreal ants found in tropical Asia and Australia. They form colonies with multiple nests in trees, each being made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by the ant larvae. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. Workers look after larvae and farm scale bugs for honeydew. Major workers with long strong legs and large mandibles forage, assemble and expand the nest. Queens are normally greenish-brown colour.