Ectomomyrmex javanus - Pachycondyla javana
Latin Name:Ectomomyrmex javanus
Synomym: Pachycondyla javana
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Taxonomy:Subfamily:Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini
Keeping Level:(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:Southern China
Habitate:tropical Rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 13mm Colour: black
Worker:Size: 7mm Colour: black
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour:
Nutrion:honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, Houseflies, small crickets and Spring tails)
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:under dead wood
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - XL
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to tropical Rainforest
Decoration:stones, Leaflitter, Twigs,
Description:These small pachycondyla are very active and show high activity . They are not able to walk on smooth surfaces. They forageas single worker and don`t use trailpheromones.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Aphaenogaster feae :
Latin Name:Aphaenogaster feae
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Pheidolini
Keeping Level:(2) higher requirements towards climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Southern Asia, Sumatra, Indonesia
Habitat:tropical rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 6,5 - 7mm Colour: blackishbrown
Worker:Size: 5,5 - 6mm Colour: yellowishbrown
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 4,5mm Colour: black
NutritionHoneywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos
Airhumidity:Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:Build their nest in soil also in rotten wood
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest
Formicaria size:Size: M
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting:similar to tropicalforest with moss and other plants
Decoration:Branches, roots,leave litter
Description:Aphaenogaster feae is a fast moving ant from southern Asia with their maindistribution in South East Asia. Due to their long legs they show a very fragile and gracile look.
Development:matingflight:
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: up to 1.000 Individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Camponotus habereri :
Latin Name:Camponotus habereri
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) higher requirements towards climate
Distribution:from Japan to Taiwan
Habitat:subtropical rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 13mm Colour: head and thorax: rustbrown, gaster: black/yellowish striped
Worker:Size: 9 - 11mm Colour: head and thorax: brown, gaster: black/yellowish striped
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
NutritionHoneywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos
Airhumidity:Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:Build their nest in soil also in rotten wood under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood
Planting:similar to tropical forest with moss and other plants
Decoration:Branches, roots, leave litter
Description:Camponotus species from Asia with an interesting and very beautiful coloration. Colonies can get up to a few hundred workers in size.
Development:matingflight: with begin of the rainseason
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: up to 100 Individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Camponotus habereri egg mass
- Camponotus pseudoirritans :
Latin Name:Camponotus pseudoirritans
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) higher requirements towards climate and escape prevention
Distribution:China
Habitat:tropical rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 14mm Colour: continuously darkbrown
Worker:Size: 7 - 14mm Colour: darkbrown/black, head: darkbrown/black - thorax: brown to yellowish - gaster: brown to darkbrown (partially with lightish stripes)
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
NutritionHoneywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:No
Nestform:Build their nest in soil and under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting:similar to tropical rainforest with moss and tropical plants e.g passiflora
Decoration:Branches, roots, leave litter
Description:A quite variably looking Camponotus species from Asia. Especially the workers have an interesting and, according to the part of the body, different coloration. Apart from that it is a polymorphic (different sizes of the workers) species which further makes this species interesting.
Development:matingflight: with begin of the rainseason
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: up to a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Camponotus pseudoirritans
Odontomachus circulus (trap-jaw) :
Latin Name:Odontomachus circulus
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:China
Habitate:tropical Rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 13mm Colour: brown, head a shade lighter up to reddish
Worker:Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: brown, head a shade lighter up to reddish
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:honeywater, insects (e.g. small fruit flies, small crickets and Spring tails)
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:soils nests under dead wood or stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - XL
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to tropical Rainforest
Decoration:stones, Leaflitter, Twigs,
Description:-
Development:matingflight: -
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Pheidole smythiesii :
Latin Name:Pheidole smythiesii
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Pheidolini
Keeping Level:(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:India, Indo- Chinese Region
Habitate:mostly inhabits woody habitas sometimes in open land and soil
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 12 - 13mm Colour: black
Worker:Size: 3,6 - 4,6mm Colour: reddish brown to darkbrown (polymorph)
Soldier:6 - 8,8mm black, legs blackish brown, head much bigger than in minor workers
Males:Size: 5,3 - 6mm Colour: brown
Nutrition:honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, houseflies and small crickets), grains e.g. sesame, amaranthus or millet
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in rotten wood and other wood material, sometimes in soil/ leaf litter
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder,Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: S - M
Substrate:Farm: cork Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to forest
Decoration:stones, leaf litter, Twigs,
Description:These Pheidole build there nest mainly in wooden material. These Pheidole smythiesii is one of the few Pheidole who activily visit Aphids (Mycromyzus kalimponginsis) and also tend them. The hostplant is mainly the butterfly lily (Hedychium coronarium)
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Cataglyphis spec.:
Latin Name :Cataglyphis spec.
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Formicini
Keepinglevel:(2) show higher requirements towards climate and nutrition
Distribution:Asia
Habitate:inhabits steppe, savannah
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 10 - 11mm Colour: reddish-brown
Worker:Size: 8mm Colour: reddish brown
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 4-6mm Colour: shining black-brown
Nutrition:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos
rel. AirhumidityArena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 40 - 60%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 26°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:Build their nest in soil
Kind of Formicaria
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
FormicariasizeSize: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand- Loam Arena: Sand-Loam
Planting:similar to meadows with grass and other plants
Decoration:Branches, roots, leaves
Description:-
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral (no feeding nessecary)
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Gnamptogenys binghamii :
Latin Name:Gnamtogenys binghamii
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Ectatomminae, Tribe: Ectatommini
Keeping Level:(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:Southeast Asia
Habitate:tropical to subtropical rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 5 - 6mm Colour: darkbrown to rust- coloured, mandibles, antennae, legs lighter
Worker:Size: 4 - 5mm Colour: darkbrown to rust- coloured, mandibles, antennae, legs lighter
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:honeywater and insects like flies and crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 60 - 70% Nestpart: 60 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in soil, in rotten wood or leaf litter
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: S - M
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam, Humus Arena: Sand-loam, Humus
Planting:similar to tropical rainforest
Decoration:stones, leavelitter, twigs, cork
Description:The genus Gnamptogenys is an active predatoring ant-genus, which hunts everything what they can catch. Some species developed a special diet hunting for millipedes or any other ants.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Cataglyphis spec.
Polyrhachis proxima :
Latin Name:Polyrhachis proxima
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(1) easy to keep but higher requirements to escapeprevention
Distribution:Indonesia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Southern China
Habitate:-
Colonyform:polygyne
Queen:Size: 9 mm Colour: silvergrey/ black big and strong
Worker:Size: 6 - 8mm Colour: silvergrey/ black
Soldier:Size: - Colour: -
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrition:honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, houseflies and small crickets),
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: day: 28- 30°C night: 24 - 28°C Nestpart: 28 - 30°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:large nests, they weave moss and gras into it
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 meadows
Decoration:stones, Leaflitter, cork , branches
Description:They often live at ground level, build their nests willingly on stones or on barks. They use their larvae to spin of the nest.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: -
colonysize: -
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Polyrhachis proxima queen - Test tube view
- Leptogenys kitteli :
Latin Name:Leptogenys kitteli
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini
Keeping Level:(2) shows higher requirements to climate and nutrition
Distribution:Southeast Asia
Habitate:tropical rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 11mm Colour: black, mandibles and tarsi castaneous red
Worker:Size: 6 - 7mm Colour: black, mandibles and tarsi castaneous red
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 5mm Colour: brownish black
Nutrion:insects like flies and crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in loamground
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: (M) L - XL
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood
Planting:similar to tropical Rainforest
Decoration:stones, Leavelitter, Twigs, Cork
Description:They have a bad adhesion and can't climb on glass panels. They are very aggressive, especially bigger colonies do immediately attack feeding insects. They hunt in small groups and change there nesting sites frequently.
Development:matingflight: with begin of the rainseason
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: app. 200 - 400 workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Leptogenys pangui :
Latin Name:Leptogenys pangui
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and nutrition
Distribution:Southeast Asia
Habitate:tropical Rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 11mm Colour: black
Worker:Size: 11mm Colour: black
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:insects like flies and crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in loamground
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: (M) L - XL
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood
Planting:similar to tropical rainforest
Decoration:stones, leavelitter, twigs, cork
Description:These ants have a bad adhesion and can't climb on glass panels. They are very aggressive, especially bigger colonies immediately attack feeding insects.
Development:matingflight: with begin of the rainseason
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: app. 200 - 400 workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Leptogenys kitteli
- Probolomyrmex longiscapus :
Latin Name:Probolomyrmex longiscapus
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Proceratiinae, Tribe: Probolomyrmecini
Keeping Level:(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:China, Vietnam
Habitate:tropical to subtropical Rainforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 5 - 6mm Colour: reddish brown
Worker:Size: 2 - 3mm Colour: reddish brown
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 3mm Colour: reddish brown
Nutrion:honeywater and insects like flies and crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 60 - 70% Nestpart: 60 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in soil, in rotten wood or Leaf Litter
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylflatformicaria, Ytong/ Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: S
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam, Humus Arena: Sand-loam, Humus
Planting:similar to tropical rainforest
Decoration:stones, Leavelitter, Twigs, Cork
Description:The genus Probolomyrmex is very cryptic genus living in rotten wood and and leaf litter. Most of their biology is still unknown.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: rarely more then 20 workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Mystrium camillae :
Latin Name:Mystrium camillae
Trivialname:Vampireant
Taxonomy:Subfamily: Amblyoponinae Tribe: Amblyoponini
Keeping Level:(2) set higher requirements to climate and nutrition
Distribiution:Southern China, India, Indonesia,Malaysia, Borneo, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam
Habitate:tropical rainforest
Colonyform:-
Queen:Size: 8 - 10mm Colour: darkred, long mandibles
Worker:Size: 3 - 6mm Colour: red, long mandibles
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrition:they are specialised on centipedes but do take insects in captivity
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 21 - 26°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in soil, under rotten wood, in dry twigs,
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to tropical Rainforest
Decoration:stones, leaves, twigs, cork
Description:The genus Mystrium is a hidden living antspecies found all over the world around the equator. They are hunting centipedes in the leaf litter and feeding the Lymphsectres of their own larvae.
Development:matingflight: with beginning of the rain-period
founding: semiclaustral
colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Pheidole jucunda :
Latin Name:Pheidole jucunda
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Pheidolini
Keeping Level:(2) set higher requirments towards climate and escapeprotection
Distribution:Southern China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
Habitate:tropical Rainforest
Colonyform:polygyne
Queen:Size: 11mm Colour: brown to darkbrown
Worker:Size: 4 mm Colour: brown to ferruginous red, Gaster black
Soldier:Size: 8mm Colour: darkbrown, Gaster black
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrition:honeywater and insects e.g. dipterans like flies and mosqitos, small grains like sesame, millet and amaranthus
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 21 - 26°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:nest in soil, under rotten wood, in dry twigs,
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster, Acrylflatfarm
Formicaria size:Size: S - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to moderate Rainforest
Decoration:stones, Leaves, Twigs, Cork
Description:Pheidole jucunda is very common Pheidole from asia. They are small aggressive ants which show a fast recruitment towards feeding places.
Development:matingflight: with begin of the rainseason
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few thousand workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Sexuées Pheidole jucunda
- Myrmicaria arachnoides :
Latin Name:Myrmicaria arachnoides
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Myrmicariini
Keeping Level:(3) need special conditions for nestbuilding
Distribution:Borneo
Habitate:tropical rainforest
Colonyform:polygyne
Queen:Size: 8,5 - 10mm Colour: brown, gaster hairy
Worker:Size: 6 - 7mm Colour: brown, gaster hairy
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 7mm Colour: yellow
Nutrion:honeywater and insects e.g. small crickets and flies
Airhumidity:Arena: 70 - 90% Nestpart: 70 - 90%
Temperature:Arena: 24 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 30°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:build papernests on smooth surfaces
Kind of Formicaria:
Basin, Framebasin, Island, acrylzylinder
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: - Arena: Sand-loam, humus, cocos
Planting:similar to tropical rainforest
Decoration:stones, leaves, twigs, cork
Description:-
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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