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Green Ant (queen)

Oecophylla smaragdina

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Description:

Green ant queen to 17mm long. Lying quietly in the crook of a leaf. Docile. She has already dropped her wings. You can see where the wings were attached, either side of the thorax.

Habitat:

Forest at Cattana Wetlands QLD

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Oecophylla smaragdina

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