Family: Formicidae
Species: Oecophylla smaragdina
Common Name: Weaver Ant

Location: Sunplaza Park

Adult weaver ants are reddish to brown in colour and have 10-segmented antennae with 2-segmented clubs. Their eyes are relatively larger than those of other species of ants. They do not have stingers, but can give painful bites caused by the chemicals secreted from their abdomen.

They are known to have outstanding predatory power. They eat any small creatures that they can find, but they are particularly attracted to nectar. They can protect the host plants from attacks of phytophagous insects and hence has been used for biological control in the tropics.