TAILOR ANT nest, GREEN ANT (OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA) WEAVER TREE ANTS, FORMIGA-VERDE, Arboreal ants

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Channel: Fauna and Flora · 2015 · Pets & Animals

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#forestecosystems #tailorant #greentreeant #fromigatecelã  - (Arboreal Ants - Build Nests Hanging from Trees - Habitats: Forests and orchards, especially where tree canopies overlap. - This is a species of tailor ant, which can be found in Asia, Australia and Brazil. They build their nests in trees, constructed from leaves that are joined together with the aid of silk produced by their larvae - Brazilian Biodiversity!)

Tailor ant. Green ant. Scientific name: Oecophylla smaragdina. Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Formicidae. (This is a species of tailor ant, which can be found in Asia, Australia and Brazil. They make nests in trees, built from leaves that are aggregated with the help of silk produced by their larvae). (These ants are used as food by the Australian aborigines. The abdomen of this ant is nutritious, as a source of vitamin C, producing a sweet taste when placed on the tongue).

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