Carebara diversa - Pheidologeton diversus
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| Latin Name: |  |
Carebara diversa Synonym: Pheidologeton diversus |
| Trivialname: |  |
Marauder ants, Asian Army ants |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Solenopsidini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(3) shows highest requirements to climate, nutrition and escapeprevention. Very sensitive ant species. |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitate: |  |
open sunexposed but moist areas, cropping areas like ricefields |
| Colonyform: |  |
polygyne( up to 16 queens) |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 20 - 25mm Colour: chestnut brown to black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 2 - 3,5mm Colour: chestnut brown to black, extremly polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
Size: 9,5 - 15mm Colour: chestnut brown to black, work as foodstorage |
| Males: |  |
Size: 13mm Colour: darkbrown, legs reddish brown |
| Nutrition: |  |
honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, houseflies and small crickets), grains e.g. sesame, amaranthus or millet, nuts, also tuna in oil, biscuits and ricecrisps, fruits like grapes or apples |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% there should be a permanent offering of watertubes or something similar |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: day: 28- 30°C night: 24 - 28°C Nestpart: 28 - 30°C with a small temperature gradient |
| Hibernation: |  |
even when they are tropic they will benefit from a small winterrest. there should be a cooldown for ca. 6 weeks where the nighttemperature is set to 20 °C this allows the queen to regenerate and slow down the brooddevelopment |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil, using lost burrows of other animals but also excavate on their own |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder,Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to meadows |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leaflitter, cork , branches |
| Description: |  |
Carebara diversa (Pheidologeton diversus) is mainly known for having the biggest size differences between the minor and the major workers. They are high aggressive ants which attack everything within their territorium. Pheidologeton need a high amount of nutrition. During the drier season their diet persists up to 50% of small seeds. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: dry areas once a year, wetter areas every three month possible founding: claustral but also budding and adoption are possible. Broodcycle: minors :egg to larvae 9 days, larvae to pupae 9 days, pupae to worker 10 days. Majors need a little bit longer with approx. 45 days of development. colonysize: monogyne 20. 000 to 30. 000, polygyne up to 50.000 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |
