weaver ant
noun
: any of various ants (especially genus Oecophylla) that build nests from leaves bound together with silk secreted by larvae
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Researchers are studying a species of ant, the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina, that can move vertically amid trees by building a ladder using its own body.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Looking up at a tree in the southwest Indian district of Coorg, Gordon Ramsay holds a bag and sways on his feet in an attempt to be in the right place to catch a weaver ant nest.
—Jill K. Robinson, National Geographic, 20 May 2020
Ants are highly sought food sources in many parts of the world: The black weaver ant is popular in China, India and Sri Lanka, and leafcutter species are quite popular in Mexico.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Looking up at a tree in the southwest Indian district of Coorg, Gordon Ramsay holds a bag and sways on his feet in an attempt to be in the right place to catch a weaver ant nest.
—Jill K. Robinson, National Geographic, 20 May 2020
Ants are highly sought food sources in many parts of the world: The black weaver ant is popular in China, India and Sri Lanka, and leafcutter species are quite popular in Mexico.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
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First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Weaver ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaver%20ant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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