Weaver ants are famous for their highly evolved nest building behavior, in which they link their bodies to produce living chains of ants to pull leaves together and subsequently use their silk-producing larvae to weave the leaf edges together. They are renowned for showing one of the most complex and advanced communication systems found among social insects. They are also well-known for being the first biocontrol agent used by humans to control pest insects and for providing a rare example of open-field biocontrol that is more efficient and less costly than chemical pest control. Weaver ants are eaten as a delicacy, they are used as medicine, and they are mass produced in indoor ant farms to provide feed. They are literally on their way to become one of the few insects domesticated by humans.
