Crematogaster scutellaris
13,36 €
Keeping level 2 – Risk level 3
Size: M – XL
| Latin Name : |  |
Crematogaster scutellaris |
| Trivialname: |  |
Cocktailant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Crematogastrini |
| Haltungsklasse: |  |
(2) fast development which makes it nessecary to enlarge the space |
| Distribiution: |  |
Southern Europe, Northafrica |
| Habitate: |  |
open Pineforests |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 7 – 9mm Colour: black with a red Head |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 – 4mm Colour: black with a red Head |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 3 – 4mm Colour: black |
| Nutrition: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos |
| rel. Airhumidity |  |
Arena: 30 – 50% Nestpart: 50 – 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 – 28°C Nestpart: 21 – 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, for 3 to 6 month depending on origin |
| Nestform: |  |
Build papernests in Trees and deadwood |
| Kind of Formicaria |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Digfix |
| Formicariasize |  |
Size: M – XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
xerophytic plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, stones, leaves, moss |
| Description: |  |
Crematogaster scutellaris is a small species of ant from southern Europe that builds paper nests like wasps. In southern Europe it is a primary predator of the fig wasp Blastophaga psenes |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: warm evenings from August to October founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: a few 1000 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
– Forum |
| Weight | 0,0300 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 16,00 × 1,60 × 1,60 cm |
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