(2) shows higher requirements to climate and nutrition
Distribution:
Southeast Asia / India - Malaysia
Habitate:
tropical rainforest
Colonyform:
monogyne
Queen:
Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: black, legs and mandibles reddish brown
Worker:
Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: black, legs and mandibles reddish brown
Soldier:
not present
Males:
Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:
insects like flies and crickets
Airhumidity:
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:
no
Nestform:
nest in loamground
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:
Size:L - XL
Substrate:
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood
Planting:
similar to tropical rainforest
Decoration:
stones, Leavelitter, Twigs, Cork
Description:
This ant may jump about 8-10cm while hunting or when threatened, it also has got a good vision. When they find some food they start to waggle with their gaster.
Development:
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral colonysize: app. 200 - 400 workers
Quantity:
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
Great colony, super interesting ants and as always a perfect service from antstore team
Andrew K,
12/08/2008
Worth every cent. Martin at Antstore helped me get everything I needed for these wonderful creatures. Sell your TV and buy these ants.
Adam j,
11/29/2007
Fantastic species of ant to buy , looks cool and walks backwords and hunts , Had problems with delevery and had a few deaths in post but antstore sent out a new colony . Recieved my colony next day all alive 7 workers 1 larva 1 egg and 1 impressive queen , very big ants . Thankyou Antstore
sent out a new colony . Recieved my colony next day all alive 7 workers 1 larva 1 egg and 1 impressive queen , very big ants . Thankyou Antstore
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