Polyrhachis rastellata
| Latin Name: |  |
Polyrhachis rastellata |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) easy to keep but higher requirements to escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
China, Taiwan, Borneo, Indonesien, Indien, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nordaustralien |
| Habitate: |  |
- |
| Colonyform: |  |
polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 6,8 - 8mm Colour: shiny black, legs red, thorax bulky |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5,5 - 6,2mm Colour: shiny black, legs red |
| Soldier: |  |
Size: 5 - 6mm Colour: - |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: black, slim |
| Nutrition: |  |
honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, houseflies and small crickets), |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 28- 30°C Nestpart: 28 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
build silknest between leafes and hollow branches |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder,Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leaflitter, cork , branches |
| Description: |  |
These beautiful black ants build there Nest made of silk and Plantfibres. Similar to Oecophylla the larvae don?t produces a silkcocoon. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral often in Pleometrosis colonysize: e few hundred workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |