Oecophylla smaragdina, commonly known as a green tree ant, is a species of weaver ant found in Asia and Australia. Oecophylla smaragdina make nests in trees made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by their larvae. This species was first described by Fabricius in 1775.
The ants are important predators in their native ecology but are also strongly attracted to nectar.
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