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weaver ant nest

Oecophylla smaragdina

Photo by augustgray
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1 foot (30 cm) long.

Notes:

This cocoon-like structure was hanging in a tree near our hut. All the leaves at the end of a small branch seem to be folded over and stuck to one another. What kind of insect made this?

Species ID Suggestions

weaver ant nest

Oecophylla smaragdina

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (2)
augustgray
Thanks S Frazier, I think this absolutely right. Now that I think back, there were several ants around the structure and on adjacent branches.
augustgray
That was my thought as well, Chief Red Earth.

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2013

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