Dear Dr Bharat Bhushan, These ants ( I would love to know its name), are very common. We have them building nests on all kinds of trees and plants at my coffee holding at wayanad in Kerala. I have seen them on Jack fruit trees, mango trees, or any large leaved tree. I have seen them even on coffee plants. These ants have a fiery sting. Just a couple of days back I noticed some of them collected around the vent of our septic tank. The interesting part was that so many of these were collected there that I stopped to find the reason. I was surprised to note that they were attacking mosquitoes trying to enter the septic tank and within a few minutes when I was standing there, captured at least four to five mosquitoes and carried them in pieces to their nest. Regards Yazdy Palia.
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Bharat Bhushan <[email protected]> wrote: > Photograph of ant nest by bringing several leaves together. At about 6 feet > high, along the lake at Ranganthitoo, near Srirangapatna, on the > Bengaluru-Mysore Highway, Karnataka. Date 26 December 2009 > > Is this commonly seen? On this plant? Which plant is it? Do ants build these > nests along lakesides? The entire nest could have easily been snapped off > and it would have gone into the lake. The lake pix is the scene below the > nest. > > Dr. Bharat Bhushan > Dean (Academic) and Professor, Environmental Planning > Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration > > Address: YASHADA Campus, Baner Road, Pune 411007, India > > Phones: +91 (020) 25608155, 25608164. Fax: +91-20-25608100 > Email: [email protected] and [email protected] > Cellphone: +91-9823338227 > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > >
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