Latin Name: |
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Pachycondyla striata |
Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
Keeping Level: |
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(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
Distribution: |
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Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Habitat: |
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wet myrtaceous forest and rainforest, open grassland |
Colonyform: |
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monogyne, reproductive worker produce males |
Queen: |
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Size: 15mm Colour: black, legs brown, thorax bulky |
Worker: |
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Size: 13mm Colour: darkbrown |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: 9mm Colour: darkbrown |
Nutrition |
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living insects like fruit flies,spring tails, mealworm and sugar-, or honeywater. They have no socialstomach so honeywater or sugarsolution must more fluent. |
Airhumidity: |
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Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
Temperature: |
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Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
Hibernation: |
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no |
Nestform: |
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nest in soil, often in rotten logs, under stones or wood |
Kind of Formicaria: |
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest, Digfix |
Formicaria size: |
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Size: M - XL |
Substrate: |
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Farm: Sand-Loam, Humus, Sand, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
Planting: |
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similar to tropical rainforest |
Decoration: |
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Branches, Roots, leaves |
Description: |
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Pachycondyla striata is strict ground forager and collecting small athropods and seeds. They produce a foam as defence mechanism. They are active foodcollector but react calm to disturbance. |
Development: |
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matingflight: august to september
founding: semiclaustral (with feeding)
colonysize: up to 500 Individuals in captivity |
Quantity: |
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one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
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