Latin Name: |
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Pogonomyrmex angustus |
Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Myrmicini |
Keeping Level: |
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(2) can sting painful and can seldomly cause allergicreactions |
Distribution: |
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Argentina, Chile |
Habitate: |
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desert, opengrassland, savanna |
Colonyform: |
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polygyne |
Queen: |
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Size: 6mm Colour: brownish black, Gaster black |
Worker: |
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Size: 5,5mm Colour: brownish black, Gaster black |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: - Colour: - |
Nutrion: |
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insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos but mainly seeds like gras,Amaranth, millet, Suncup |
Airhumidity: |
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Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
Temperature: |
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Arena: 22 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
Hibernation: |
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yes similar to mediterranean antspecies for 2 -3 month at 15 - 18°C (unheated room) |
Nestform: |
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Build their nest in soil with mount of stones and calcium |
Kind of Formicaria: |
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster |
Formicaria size: |
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Size: M - L |
Substrate: |
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Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, |
Planting: |
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similar to grassland and desert |
Decoration: |
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Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, |
Description: |
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desert-dwelling species of north- and middle america. They store seeds in up to 2m deep stores, making ant-bread out of it, such as species of Messor. The pain of a sting can long for 4 hours and longer. |
Development: |
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matingflight: July to August
founding: claustral
colonysize: 10. 000 to 20. 000 worker |
Quantity: |
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one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
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