Queen of the Green Tree Ants

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Beautiful how this story is building up. By the way, is "Green Tree Ant" the common name for this species? If so, I can set it like so on the species record. Posted 9 years ago
1. Christiane Geissler
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Here in Australia they are called "Green Tree Ant" or Yangga - the amazing Green Ant
  Yangga, green ants, have many medicinal uses and are still widely used to combat coughs and colds. They are either eaten alive, or crushed and inhaled like a vapour rub to open up the sinuses. They can also be rubbed into the skin, or taken as a drink with water.
  Mothers with infants rub green ants on their breasts to make the milk flow, and many believe that, taken in high concentrations, green ants act as a contraceptive. ( COPY FROM http://guurrbitours.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/yangga-amazing-green-ant.html ) Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    Wow! :) Posted 9 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the extra info, fabulous species. Posted 9 years ago

The Asian Weaver Ant

"Oecophylla smaragdina" is a species of arboreal ant found in Asia and Australia. They make nests in trees made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by their larvae.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Christiane Geissler