Hymenoptera: Formicidae

Oecophylla smaragdina  

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Heathlands Resource Reserve, QLD (Sep, 2012)
Common Names
  • Green Tree Ant

Green Tree Ants build their nests at various heights in trees and it is very easy to inadvertently come into contact with one, but your attention will soon be drawn to the fact.

They don't have the most painful of ant bites but a little army of them in attack mode can get you moving quite briskly and even undressing.

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant Nest

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant Nest

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant Nest

Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) (Oecophylla smaragdina)

Green Tree Ant