Thursday 26 May 2011

Weaver Ants: From Nest to Nest


Sometime back, a colony of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) decided to grace my home by constructing a nest on a hibiscus plant in my backyard.  I spent many a happy hour observing these fascinating little creatures as they went about their daily business of constructing their nest, gathering food, maintaining their gardens of homopterans (sucking insects that feed on plant juices)…

Marching ants