Green Tree Ant vs Cape Honey Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Green Tree Ant | Cape Honey Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Oecophylla smaragdina subnitida | Apis mellifera capensis |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae | Apidae |
| Size | 5-10 mm | Workers 11-13 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Beaches & Coastal |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Northern Australia | South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape) |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Green Tree Ant
An Australian subspecies of the Asian weaver ant with distinctive bright green coloring. Indigenous Australians have traditionally eaten them and used their nests for medicinal purposes.
Did You Know?
They taste like lime or lemongrass due to their high formic acid content and are eaten as bush food in northern Australia.
Cape Honey Bee
A unique honey bee subspecies where workers can lay diploid female eggs without mating. It is restricted to the winter rainfall region of South Africa.
Did You Know?
Worker bees of this subspecies can clone themselves through a rare reproductive process called thelytokous parthenogenesis.