Batangas City, CALABARZON, Philippines (June 9, 2018)

[notisaiahjohn]

Hi guys! Could you help me identify this queen that I caught at around 8 in the morning outside my house. She was at the side of the road when I saw her and she was being bitten by small black ants so I rushed in to catch and save her (this explains the little black ants on her legs).

She mostly has a green color and she's about 20 mm in length. I put her in a test tube setup as of the moment but she really loves pulling on the cotton that's blocking the exit. She's pretty energetic considering. Hope that you can help me figure my queen's specie! Thank you!

Here are her pictures:

[decaffeinatedpianist]

According to your description, it's an Oecophylla smaragdina queen. I also caught one here in Muntinlupa.

[notisaiahjohn]

Cool!!! She already laid a clutch of eggs in her test tube setup and I've covered the test tube with black paper to block out the light.