Weaver Ants (Ocoephylla smaradgina)
Insect: Kerengga, Red Ant, Weaver Ant
Scientific: Ocoephylla smaradgina
Family: Formicidae
Source: Wikipedia
Weaver ants or Green ants (genus Oecophylla) are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). Weaver ants are obligately arboreal and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Colonies can be extremely large consisting of more than a hundred nests spanning numerous trees and contain more than half a million workers. Like many other ant species, weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Oecophylla workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. The major workers are approximately eight to ten millimeters in length and the minors approximately half the length of the majors. There is a division of labour associated with the size difference between workers. Major workers forage, defend, maintain and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and ‘milk’ scale insects in or close to the nests. Oecophylla weaver ants vary in color from reddish to yellowish brown dependent on the species. Oecophylla smaragdina found in Australia often have bright green gasters. These ants are highly territorial and workers aggressively defend their territories against intruders. Because of their aggressive behaviour, weaver ants are sometime used by indigenous farmers, particularly in southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although Oecophylla weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort.
::: lawa tul shots2 areteam nih.. jelesss sehh.. aku pon masih
::: terkial2 nak buat macro utk serangga yg selalu bergerak2 nih
::: rumah aku semut sumernyer laju2 [hehe] ada kerengga, boleh ler
::: aku shoot mcm nih.. paling best masa depa buat jambatan dgn
::: gigit badan kawan depa sendiri.. satu lagi masa aku kecik2
::: aku n the geng sukee main api [hahaha] so kitaorg saja jer
::: lalu api tuh kat deretan kerengga.. nak tahu apa depa buat?
::: kerengga2 tuh pusing badan, then pancutkan air dari abdomen
::: belakang dia.. amazing tul! tuh ramaii yg tak tahu tuhh..
::: btw, next next time maybe aku nak cuba shot semut scr macro
::: mcm bro nih.. awesomeeee shots, love it! keep on shooting bro..
~ selamat hari tutup lampu bro! 28/3/2009 [huhuhu]..
March 28, 2009 at 15:38
::: ReActivate ::: thanks bro.. hehe ko pun mengkaji gak eh kehidupan kerengga..
syok geng layan shot macro nie, ble realese tension kita 
March 28, 2009 at 21:03
fuyyo.. suka la gambar kerengga ni..suka cara posing dia.
March 29, 2009 at 17:03
kerengga ni dah bleh jd besfriend tim. selamba dia posing2 dpn kau
March 29, 2009 at 21:27
oooh…
kerengga tu weaver ants dalam bahasa inggeris,
angkrang dalam bahasa jawa.
cina dan india cakap apa yek?
kalau nak banyak lagi kena tanya kat pekerja asing vietnam, bangladesh & myanmar.
March 29, 2009 at 21:49
strozze: hehe.. thanks bro. diorang mmg berbakat jadi model haha
Azam: tu lar pasal, sbb diorang dah biasa ngan lensa kamera.. tu yg selamba jerk hehe
ardzham: haaaa… aku pun baru tau nama dia weaver ants.. ko kena tolong aku nieh utk tanya diorang nama kerengga nieh hehehe
March 30, 2009 at 16:10
hehe… areteam dah mcm wat shot utk national geographic lak…
class le areteam……..
March 31, 2009 at 02:03
hehe areteam dah cam shot utk national geographic lak…
hehe class team, mmg world lah…
March 31, 2009 at 02:05
darkstar: haha.. ala sesaje je nieh geng, thanks beb
March 31, 2009 at 02:44
all these are the best shots of encik kerengga.. sangat comel macam leh buat komik cerita kerengga… honestly
April 5, 2009 at 01:15
nono: thanks nono
April 6, 2009 at 15:02
Hi, good post. I have been thinking about this issue,so thanks for writing. I’ll certainly be coming back to your blog.
May 4, 2009 at 16:43