The Hill Of The Golden Ants ~ Merlion Wayfarer Goes Green

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West
North, Singapore
August 2012

Cloudy

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West seemed to have a huge number of golden ants. Here are a few of the more photogenic ones...

Polyrhachis Illaudata (Golden Ant) is a species of large ant found in Sri Lanka and India, and extending through Southeast Asia to the Philippines. The colonies have a single queen and nest within wood. Fascinatingly, this species uses its larvae to spin the nest. Note the spiny protrusion on metasoma (abdomen).

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Sources

"Polyrhachis illaudata" (19 October 2012), Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhachis_illaudata.
"Polyrhachis illaudata" (19 October 2012), World of Ants. Retrieved from http://www.world-of-ants.com/en/ants/asia/polyrhachis-illaudata.html.

About Merlion Wayfarer Goes Green

Merlion Wayfarer's favourite hobby is photoblogging as she walks. An introspective street photographer, she has covered many areas of the Merlion City on foot to capture a kaleidoscope of sights, colours and experiences through her lenses.

Merlion Wayfarer Goes Green covers her views, sightings and experiences in all things nature. With her Merlion Wayfarer's Walking Singapore blog, she covers the local sights and sounds in her homeland on the island nation of Singapore.

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