Latin Name: |
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Leptothorax acervorum
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Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Formicoxenini
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Keeping Level: |
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(1) suitable for beginners
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Distribiution: |
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all across europe, Sibiria, East asia
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Habitate: |
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Similar to her siblingspecie Temnothorax nylanderi prefers mixed Forest but can also often be found in dry pineforests |
Colonyform: |
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monogyne and polygyne
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Queen: |
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Size: 6,5 - 8,5 mm Colour: head and gaster blackishbrown, Thorax reddishbrown |
Worker: |
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Size: 3 - 4mm Colour: head and gaster blackishbrown, Thorax reddishbrown
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Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: 4 - 5 mm Colour: blackishbrown, legs and gaster brown
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Nutrion: |
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Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
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Airhumidity: |
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Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60%
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Temperature: |
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Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C
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Hibernation: |
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yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C
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Nestform: |
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Build their nest in fallen tree trunks, rotten branches, stomps under bark
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Kind of Formicaria:
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acrylflatnest, Plaster, corknest,
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Formicaria size: |
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Size: S
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Substrate: |
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Farm: Cork, Lightwood Arena: -
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Planting: |
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not necessary
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Decoration: |
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Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, acorns
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Description: |
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Leptothorax acervorum is a non- aggressive ant which avoids most combats with other ants. The workers forage singly, predating small insects or scavenging insect corpses. They are suitable to co- house them with other ants.
She is a important hostant for the slavekeepingant Harpagoxenus sublaevis and the three workerless Leptothorax- species Leptothorax goesswaldi, Leptothorax kutteri and Leptothorax pacis. |
Development: |
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matingflight: on june to begin of september
founding: claustral (without feeding) but also Pleometrosis or Adoptions are possible.
colonysize: rarely up to 100 workers
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Quantity: |
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one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
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