Dolichoderus attelaboides
| Latin Name: |  |
Dolichoderus attelaboides |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae Tribe: Dolichoderini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
tropical Southamerica |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical lowland Rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
probably polygyn |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 13-14 mm Colour: red, brown, black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 11-13 mm Colour: red, brown, black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, fruits |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 80% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
cartonnest between branches and leaves |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Humus, Sand-loam Arena: Humus, Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaflitter, |
| Description: |  |
Dolichoderus attelaboides is one of the most common ants in the forest of Southamerica. They build large colonies and like most Dolichoderus species they tend heminopetransto collect honeydew. In there natural habitat they use excrements of planteater like deers and Tapirs to build there nests. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: jan, feb, march, june, july, oct., nov. founding: semiclaustral colonysize: a few 1000 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |