Crematogaster cerasi
| Latin Name: |  |
Crematogaster cerasi |
| Trivialname: |  |
Acrobat ants |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Crematogastrini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) need high attention to escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Northamerica |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers open xeric and halfxeric grassland, avoids closed areas |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: approx. 8mm Colour: shiny black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 - 5 mm Colour: Head and Thorax reddish to blackish brown, Gaster black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 20 - 30°C Nestpart: 21 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C |
| Nestform: |  |
nesting under bark or in rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: S - M |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Grassland with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, |
| Description: |  |
Crematogaster cerasi are imortant hostant for several butterflies in Northamerica e.g blue butterlies. There are also the primary diet for different woodpeckers. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: August to September in the morning founding: claustral (without feeding) , average age 10 - 15 years colonysize: approx. a few 1000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |