Weaver Ant

Weaver Ant (Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae)

Weaver ants, like other ants, live in complex social colonies. Ranging in size from 1 to 25 mm, weaver ants are black, brown or red. Most are predators and scavengers. On occasion winged male and female emerge to perform a brief mating flight. After mating the male ants die and the females lose their wings, returning to the ground to start new colonies. This photograph was taken in Menchali National Forest, Borneo. [BM] {PF}