Oecophylla longinoda | |
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In Morogoro, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Oecophylla |
Species: | O. longinoda
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Binomial name | |
Oecophylla longinoda | |
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Oecophylla range map. O. longinoda in blue, O. smaragdina in red.[1] |
Oecophylla longinoda (common name weaver ant) is a species of arboreal ant found in the forested regions of tropical Africa. They are one of only two extant species of the genus Oecophylla, the other being O. smaragdina. They make nests in trees made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by their larvae.
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