Ingo Arndt / Green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group on entrance from nest, built from woven leaves, Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) attacking Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together, Malaysia

PREMAPHOTOS / Weaver ants (Oecophylla longinoda) killing intruder beetle at their nest, Uganda, Africa

PREMAPHOTOS / Weaver ants attaching leaf edges to make nest (Oecophylla longinoda) South Africa

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group building nest by pulling on leaves and forming chains, Africa

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group repairing leaf nest, Papua New Guinea

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing insect apart, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.