Colony Structure of the Weaver Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Abu Hassan⁴  Marcela Pimid²  Nurita Abu Tahir¹  Kumara Thevan³ 

[1] Universiti Putra Malaysia;School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia;Universiti Malaysia Kelantan;Universiti Sains Malaysia

关键词: Oecophylla smaragdina;    nests;    caste;    colony structure;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

The colony structure ofOecophylla smaragdinawithin the compound of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang Island, Malaysia was determined. The current study involved a total of twelve nests which were taken from two different locations. Each nest was dissected and the specimens were separated according to their caste. Results show that the colony structure ofO. smaragdinaconsisted of a dealate queen, eggs, larvae of female alates, pupae of major and minor workers, pupae of female alates, major workers, minor workers, female alates and male alates. Our present study shows thatO. smaragdinahad a distinct caste system and the numbers of individuals in each caste reflect their respective functions which contributed to the success of their colony.

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