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GREEN TREE ANTS

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By Pitta


GREEN TREE ANTS (HOYA FLOWER  WITH GREEN TREE ANTS)

Making a nest in a Hoya flower. most unusual.



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Wow - that is a great shot. Wonder why they're building on the hoya?

26 Oct, 2009

 

I have never seen these before, are they good or bad for the garden

26 Oct, 2009

 

Brill photo, no i have never seen them before....

26 Oct, 2009

 

They do no harm except the leaves they use to fold up to form a home die and fall off .They are insisting at the moment on buildind 3 nests in one of my small Frangipani's...They have 3 acres of rainforest to build nests in why would they choose Frangipani or Hoya.

27 Oct, 2009

 

this is amazing, I have never seen green ants before!

8 Nov, 2009



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