Polyrhachis dives (Weaver ant)
33,53 €
Keeping level 1 – Risk level 2
Size: M – XL
| Latin Name: |  |
Polyrhachis dives |
| Trivialname: |  |
– |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) easy to keep but higher requirements to escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Asia |
| Habitate: |  |
– |
| Colonyform: |  |
polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12 mm Colour: silver/black big and strong |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 6 – 8mm Colour: silver/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 on the ground, like to build their nests on stones or bark. They use their larvae to spin the nest. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: – founding: – colonysize: – |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
– Forum |
| Weight | 0,0700 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30,00 × 20,00 × 20,00 cm |
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Antstore Worls of Ants
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