Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Formicidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Formicinae | |
Similar Weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, Polyrhachis, Formicinae, Pheidole megacephala |
Oecophylla longinoda
Oecophylla longinoda (common name weaver ant) is a species of arboreal ant found in the forested regions of tropical Africa. They are one of only two extant species of the genus Oecophylla, the other being O. smaragdina. They make nests in trees made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by their larvae.
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