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Asian Weaver Ant
Oecophylla smaragdina
32 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellow Crazy AntAnoplolepis gracilipes
Tropical Fire AntSolenopsis geminata
Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invicta
Red Harvester AntPogonomyrmex barbatus
Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus castaneus
European fire antMyrmica rubra
Blood-red Field AntFormica sanguinea
Pharaoh AntMonomorium pharaonis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 4,899 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 3,448 |
| Queensland | 2,608 |
| China | 2,486 |
| Thailand | 2,130 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 1,704 |
| Singapore | 1,670 |
| Malaysia | 1,626 |
| Kerala | 1,359 |
| Indonesia | 1,115 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Typical Weaver Ants · Oecophylla |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Asian Weaver Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.