All, These are the Weaver ants,
At home I have seen them building nests by pulling the young leaves together in the trees of Guava, Mango, Jack and black plum trees. The entire nest with the ant larvae are taken home & consumed by local people in parts of malnad. Wiki Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_ant ... They can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. ... Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> To: Bharat Bhushan <[email protected]> Cc: indiantreepix <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 20 January, 2010 10:25:28 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:26663] From Ranganthitoo - Ant Nest on tree 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. > > -- 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. The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/--
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