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Lat. Name:
Myrmoteras opalinum
Trivial Name:
-
Taxonomy:
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribus: Myrmoteratini
Keeping level:
(2) due to its origin, it has higher requirements for humidity and temperature.
Dissemination:
Southeast Asia
Habitat:
tropical rainforest
Colony form:
polygyn
Queen:
Size: 6 - 7mm Color: red orange, mandibles yellow orange, clearly lighter opal white legs
Worker:
Size: 5,5 - 7mm Color: red orange, mandibles yellow orange, clearly lighter opal white legs
Soldiers:
Not available
Male:
Size: 4 - 9mm Color: black, slim
Food:
Honey water, sugar water, jelly, insects (springtails, white isopods, fruit flies, small crickets).
Humidity:
Arena: 60 - 70% Nest area: 60 - 80%
Temperature:
Arena: 24 - 30°C Nest area: 24- 26°C
Hibernation:
no
Nest:
under pieces of bark, under moss-covered soil under roots, in dead wood
Formicarium type:
Arena with external plaster nest, natural and planted formicarium.
Formicarium size:
Size: S
Substrate:
Farm: sand-loam, humus Arena: sand-loam, humus
Planting:
Decoration:
Branches, leaf litter, stones, cork
Description:
Can snap their mandibles (mouthparts) at lightning speed. The way of life of this species is still very little researched.
Development:
Swarm flight: with the onset of the rainy season
Foundation: semi claustral
Colony size: several hundred animals maximum
Offers quantity:
a mated queen and workers (see selection); brood (varies according to season and development)
Web links:
- Source reference
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