- Brachymyrmex giardi :
Latin Name:Brachymyrmex giardi
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Plagiolepidini
Keeping Level:(2) Species from Southamerica with higher requirments to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:Chile
Habitat:grassland an subtropical forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 5mm Colour: light brown
Worker:Size: 3,5 - 4,5mm Colour: light brown
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
NutritionHoneywater, Insects
Airhumidity:Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:Arena: 24 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:Nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Basin, Framebasin, Island
Formicaria size:Size: S
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting:like meadow
Decoration:Branches, Roots, leafes
Description:Brachymyrmex giardi ist a small hypogaeic ant know for their well developed honeypots. They are very aggressive and can recrute fast new workers.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: a few 1.000 Individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Camponotus chilensis :
Latin Name:Camponotus chilensis
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Argentina, Chile, Peru
Habitate:open pineforest, forest edges,
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: black, gaster with golden pubescence, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 5 - 12mm Colour: black, gaster with golden pubescence, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperatur to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to mediterrane pineforest
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs
Description:Campontus chilensis is one of the most common ants in Chile. Through there beautiful golden hairs they are a eye-catcher in every formicarium. They live in montan areas up to 1200m
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Camponotus vicinus :
Latin Name:Camponotus vicinus
Trivialname:carpenter ant
Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(1) easy to keep but with higher requirements to escape prevention
Distribution:Southwestern Canada, western United States, western Mexico
Habitate:woodland, pine forest, grass prairie
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: head and thorax dark brown to black, shiny, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 7 - 13mm Colour: head and gaster darkbrown to black, thorax yellowish to darkred, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: 8 - 11mm Colour: shiny black
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, from october to february at 5 - 8°C (cooler) endogenic biorhythm
Nestform:nest in soil ofter under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam, cork Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to pineforests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs,
Description:Campontus vicinus is very common ant in the western parts of north america. Is a imortant biological control agent predating many forest insect pest. It`s often sharing there nest with other ants like Monomorium, Myrmica, Lepthothorax or even Pogonomyrmex. They show low aggression agianst other ants foraging mainly nocturnal.
Development:matingflight: late spring
founding: claustral in pleometrosis development: approx. 11 weeks
colonysize: up to 3000 individuals, approx. 15 years
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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One Year old Camponotus Vicinus Colony
- Ectatomma cf. brunneum :
Latin Name:Ectatomma cf. brunneum
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Ectatomminae Tribe: Ectatommini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Panama to tropical Argentina
Habitat:open vegetation, forest edges also crops and pastures
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 12- 14mm Colour: dark brown to black, bulky thorax
Worker:Size: 11 - 13mm Colour: dark brown to black
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
NutritionHoneywater, Insects e.g. Flies or Mosquitos or small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:no
Nestform:Nest in soil often under litter
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest
Formicaria size:Size: M - XL
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus
Planting:similar to rainforest with extrafloral bearing plants like Passiflora or Inga
Decoration:Branches, Roots, leafes, cocofiber
Description:Ectatomma cf. brunneum is a large Ectatomma common in Central and South America. They are ground predators collecting living and dead insects. They can also be found collecting extrafloral nectaries.
Caution: This species is able to sting painfully.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: semiclaustral (feeding nessecary) development: egg to larvea 30 days, larvea to pupea 29 days, pupea to worker 35 days
colonysize: 400 Individuals and more, approx. 200 workers
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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30 05 2015 Ectatomma brunneum
- Pogonomyrmex texanus :
Latin Name:Pogonomyrmex texanus
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Myrmicini
Keeping Level:(2) can sting painful and cause in some cases allergic reactions
Distribution:United States, Nothern Mexico
Habitate:desert, grasland
Colonyform:monogyn
Queen:Size: 12 - 14mm Colour: reddishbrown to red
Worker:Size: 6 - 12mm Colour: reddishbrown to red
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour:
Nutrion:Mainly seeds e.g. millet, amaranthus, suncup, gras and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos
Airhumidity:Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60%
Temperature:Arena: 22 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes like mediterranean antspecies for 2 -3 month at 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:Build their nest in soil which can reach down to 2m and have a small mount with 10cm height
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-Loam, Humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam,
Planting:similar to desertareas with grass and different cactuses
Decoration:Branches, Roots, Treeneedels,
Description:desert-dwelling species of north- and middle america. They store seeds in up to 2m deep stores, making ant-bread out of it, similar as species of Messor. This is why they're so-called harvesting ants. In nature they're building huge subterraneously nests and tunnels. To be able to grind up hard seeds they have a brawny head with strong mandibles.
Development:matingflight: july to august
founding: claustral
colonysize: up to 8 000 worker
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Hormigon (Camponotus chilensis) comiendo araña pollito
- Camponotus chromaiodes :
Latin Name:Camponotus chromaiodes
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to their escape prevention
Distribution:nothern parts of the USA
Habitate:oakforest, hardwoodforest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 17 - 20mm Colour: Head and Gaster black, Thorax and legs reddish
Worker:Size: 6 - 15mm Colour: Head and Gaster black, Thorax and legs reddish, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, from october to march at 5 - 8°C (cooler)
Nestform:nest in and under fallen logs and stumps
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: Sand-loam, cork Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:similar to pineforests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs
Description:Campontus chromaides is similar to Camponotus pennsylvanicus but with more reddish colour. They have similar preference like our centraleuropean Camponotus so there is need for a good escape prevention.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 100 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Keeping Up With The Ants I: Camponotus chromaiodes Colony One update (November, 2013)
- Camponotus distinguendus :
Latin Name:Camponotus distinguendus
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Argentina, Chile, Peru
Habitate:shrub steppe, semi - desert,
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: black, gaster with light white pubescence, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 5 - 12mm Colour: black, gaster with light white pubescence, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to mediterrane pineforest
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs
Description:Campontus distinguendis is a beautiful black ant looking similar to Serviformica cinerea. They are very active and the majors do easily bite.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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- Camponotus morosus :
Latin Name:Camponotus morosus
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Argentina, Chile
Habitate:deciduous forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 11 - 13mm Colour: shiny black, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 4 - 12mm Colour: shiny black, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to european deciduous forests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, leaves
Description:Campontus morosus is a beautiful black ant looking similar to Serviformica cinerea. They are very active and the majors do easily bite.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Chasse Camponotus morosus
- Camponotus ovaticeps :
Latin Name:Camponotus ovaticeps
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Argentina, Chile
Habitate:deciduous forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: shiny black, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 5 - 11mm Colour: shiny black, polymorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones, sometimes in rotten wood
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to european deciduous forests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, leaves
Description:Campontus ovaticeps is a beautiful black ant from Chile. About there biology isn`t known so much. They are very active and the majors do easily bite.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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Camponotus ovaticeps
- Lasiophanes hoffmanni :
Latin Name:Lasiophanes hoffmanni
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Lasiini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Chile
Habitate:deciduous forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 5 - 6mm Colour: head and gaster yellowish brown, thorax orange and bulky
Worker:Size: 3 - 5mm Colour: head and gaster yellowish brown, thorax orange, monomorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to european deciduous forests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, leaves
Description:Lasiophanes is endemic to Chile. Their biology is still not good researched. They are diurnal and collect many diiferent foodresources.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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LASIOPHANES HOFFMANNI
- Lasiophanes valdiviensis:
Latin Name:Lasiophanes valdiviensis
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Lasiini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Chile
Habitate:deciduous forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 7 - 8mm Colour: brown, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 3 - 5mm Colour: brown, monomorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in soil often under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: sand-loam Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to european deciduous forests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, leaves
Description:Lasiophanes is endemic to Chile. Their biology is still not good researched. They are diurnal and collect many diiferent foodresources.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
Weblinks:
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- Myrmelachista chilensis :
Latin Name:Myrmelachista chilensis
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Taxonomy:Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Plageolepidini
Keeping Level:(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention
Distribution:Argentina, Chile
Habitate:deciduous forest
Colonyform:monogyne
Queen:Size: 8 - 10mm Colour: shiny black, thorax bulky
Worker:Size: 3 - 5mm Colour: shiny black, monomorph
Soldier:not present
Males:Size: - Colour: -
Nutrion:Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets
Airhumidity:Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:yes, 2 - 3 Month lowering the temperature to 15 - 18°C (unheated room)
Nestform:nest in dead twigs and wood
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder
Formicaria size:Size: M - L
Substrate:Farm: cork, Softwood Arena: sand-loam
Planting:similar to european deciduous forests
Decoration:Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, leaves
Description:Myrmelachista is a genus of small ants which have a arboreal livingstyle. They prefer small shrubs and trees.
Development:matingflight: -
founding: claustral
colonysize: a few 1000 individuals
Quantity:one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
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MYRMELACHISTA CHILENSIS (Por Robert FO)
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