Latin Name: |
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Lepisiota bipartita
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Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Plagiolepidini
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Keeping Level: |
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(2) easy in keeping but with higher requirments towards climate
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Distribution: |
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Southeastern Europe, Middleeast, Mediterranean Coastparts of Arabia
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Habitat: |
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sunexposed sandareas with dryadapted plants
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Colonyform: |
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monogyne
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Queen: |
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Size: 5 - 5,5mm Colour: big black eyes, Head and Thorax reddish brown, Gaster black with high density of hairs
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Worker: |
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Size: 3 - 3,5mm Colour: big black eyes, Head and thorax reddish brown, Gaster black
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Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: 3,5 - 4,5mm Colour: darkbrown, Thorax reddish, slim |
Nutrition: |
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Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
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: 23 - 26°C
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Hibernation: |
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yes, in an unheated room at 15 - 18 °C
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Nestform: |
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Build their nest in soil, under stones often between shrubs
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Kind of Formicaria:
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
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Formicaria size: |
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Size: S
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Substrate: |
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Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand-Loam
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Planting: |
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similar to desert - and meadowareas moss, grass and other plants
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Decoration: |
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Branches, roots, treeneedels, stones
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Description: |
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Very active ants with a high preference for carbonhydrate - rich nutrition. Very common on the Southern european Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula
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Development: |
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matingflight: -
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: up to a few 1.000 Individuals
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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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