Caption

Tailor Ants building nest by binding leaves with silk spun by larvae, St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Oecophylla longinoda)

Date

Jun 15, 2012

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/K. Hinze

Reference

BRK25D23_165

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,6Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoor shot outdoor shots exterior photograph outdoor photo exterior photographs outdoor photos thread threads breeding breedings leaf leaves plant plants development developments Formicidae Ant Ants larva larvae Insecta Insect Insects nest nests animal animals nature open air South Africa Republic of South Africa RSA Africa wildlife fauna botany botany metamorphosis metamorphoses builds builds construct constructing constructs Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Hymenoptera African nesting site nesting sites nesting place bird's nest birds' nests bird-nest South African silk silks connected National Park National Parks N.P. NP nest nesting nests connection connections connexion connexions connecting nature reserve nature reserves natural preserve natural preserves nature conservation area NSG natural reserve environmental reserve breeding ground breeding grounds breeding area breeding site breeding sites breeding areas breeding place breeding places breeding growth mid-adult woman mid-adult women Adult Female adult woman Oecophylla Weaver ant Weaver ants Green ant breeding season breeding time breeding season wildlife photography wildlife photography Saint Lucia St. Lucia KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu Natal Province KwaZulu-Natal outdoors outdoor out outside open sky iSimangaliso Wetland Park iSimangaliso Wetland National Park Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park adult animal adult animals old animal natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments mature matures Southern Africa Carpenter ant Lasius fuliginosus