Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) inhabits tropical woodland regions from Southern Asia to Northern Australia and manywestern pacific islands where they are commonlyknownas green tree ants.1}The ant contains 19.8g/100g of carbohydrates and 25g/100g offat, and is considered as a food by the native aboriginal communities in the northern part of Australia.2)A hot water extract of this ant is also used by the aborigines as an expectorant, antiseptic, and antimicrobial agent for scabies and other
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Peerzada et al. (1990) studied this question.