Acromyrmex cf. coronatus

A very interesting Acromyrmex species from Central-American highlands.

• Distribution: Central-America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearance: Workers are at the back with thorns
• Color: light brown until dark brown, Queen multi colored (see photo)
• Nest building: Usually soil nests with fungus chamber
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleaves
• Temperature: 15 - 25°C
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil but can also be kept without any substrate
• Planting: None
• Difficulty: medium

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Acromyrmex cf. crassispinus

A very robust Acromyrmex species wich don't need much space. This species is smaller than Acromyrmex octospinosus and colored chocolate brown. Larger colonies can be kept in multiple basins which are connected together with pipes. They cut various kind of leaves e.g. bramble-, raspberry-, oaks-,roseleaves, privet etc. They cultivate a fungus garden which they do dung, trim and "medicate" with a hormone they produce in special adenoids. They will pulpify the leaves and apply it on the fungus. Old pieces of fungus will be removed and thrown to special midden. They will almost only subsist on special "bulbs" that they can harvest from fungus. This offered Acromyrmex are young colonies, no queens from existing colonies.

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• Distribution: South-America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Size: Queen 10 - 12 mm, Workers may ranges from 5 to 15 mm
• Appearance: Workers are at the back with thorns
• Color: black-brown
• Nest building: Usually soil nests with fungus chamber
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleaves
• Temperature: 20 - 25°C
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil but can also be kept without any substrate
• Planting: None
• Level: advancer

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Acromyrmex sp. "Paraguay"

• Distribution: South-America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearance: Workers are at the back with thorns
• Color: brown
• Size: 4-8 mm
• Nest building: Usually soil nests with fungus chamber
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleaves
• Temperature: 20 - 26°C
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil but can also be kept without any substrate
• Planting: None
• Difficulty: advancer

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Atta cephalotes

Fungus cultivating ants species, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation.

• Distribution: South- and Central America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearence of the queen: about 30 mm, very dark brown stout queen
• Appearance of the workers: brown, at the back with thorns
• Appearance of the soldiers: to 18 mm, well-fortified animals
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleafs
• Temperature: 24 °C
• Air humidity: dump-tropical rainforest
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil,
• Level: advancer
• Risks: because of the high air humiditiy there is a higher risk of mildews and mites
• Specifics: fungus cultivating ant-specie, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation.

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Atta mexicana

Fungus cultivating ants species, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation. This species can be found in arid areas in Mexico,

• Distribution: Mexico
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearence of the queen: about 30 mm, dark brown queen
• Appearance of the workers: darkbrown, at the back with thorns
• Appearance of the soldiers:  up to18 mm, well-fortified animals
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleafs
• Temperature: 24 - 28°C
  
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil,
• Level: advancer
• Risks: Because of the high air humiditiy there is a higher risk of mildews and mites
• Specifics: fungus cultivating ant-specie, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation.

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Atta sexdens

Fungus cultivating ants species, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation.

• Distribution: South-America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearence of the queen: about 30 mm, very dark brown stout queen
• Appearance of the workers: brown, at the back with thorns
• Appearance of the soldiers: to 18 mm, well-fortified animals
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleafs
• Temperature: 24°C
• Air humidity: dump-tropical rainforest
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil,
• Level: advancer
• Risks: Because of the high air humiditiy there is a higher risk of mildews and mites
• Specifics: fungus cultivating ant-specie, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation..

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Atta sp. "South America"

Fungus cultivating ants species, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation. This species is a notably large Atta.

• Distribution: South-America
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini
• Characteristics: very intensive caste
• Appearence of the queen: about 30 mm, very dark brown stout queen
• Appearance of the workers: brown, at the back with thorns
• Appearance of the soldiers: to 18 mm, well-fortified animals
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleafs
• Temperature: 24°C
• Air humidity: dump-tropical rainforest
• Soil conditions: loam, humus soil,
• Level: advancer
• Risks: Because of the high air humiditiy there is a higher risk of mildews and mites
• Specifics: fungus cultivating ant-specie, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation..

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Camponotus cf. renggeri

An Camponotus species that is easy to keep and that breeds very fast and easy.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Southern America
• Color: black with yellow legs
• Size:14 - 16 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: subtropical until tropical, dry
• Nest building: Soilnests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
  

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Camponotus punctulatus

Origin: Argentinia

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Camponotus sp.

This is a very beautiful colored and easy to keep Campnotus species from South American rain forest.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Characteristics: Minor- and Major workers
• Color: black-yellow
• Size: 6 - 11 mm, Queen: 14 - 16 mm
• Distribution: South America
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 24 - 28 °C (tropical)
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: This species nests in holes of trees and epiphytes, suitable for ytong nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Camponotus sp. "South America"

Small until medium sized Formicinae that looks a bit similar to our forest ants (Formica). They are not very aggressive, and can be kept together with other ants in one communal basin. It is an imposingly ants species that like light terrariums.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Central- to Southern America
• Color: yellow-orange
  
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects and other small animals
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical rainforest
• Nest building: In hollow stems and small branches of trees or bushes
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: medium
  

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Camponotus sp. "orange"

This is a very beautiful colored Campnotus species from South American rain forest.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Color: orange-yellow
• Distribution: South America
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 24 - 28 °C (tropical)
• Size: Queen: 12 mm
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: This species nests in holes of trees and rotten tree branchesl nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: Advanced level
• Specifics: This species don't need much space and can be kept with other species in one bassin because it isn't an aggressive species.

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Camponotus substitutus

Aggressive Camponotus species from South America. Uses it's chemical weapon (formic acid) fast.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Origin: Central to South America
• Hibernation: Nein
• Temperature: 22 - 28 °C
• Nest building: rotten wood and soil, suitable for ytong nests
• Nutrition: sugar water and insects
• Level: easy

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Cephalotes (Cryptocerus) cf. pusillus

Very individual shaped Myrmicinae which can close their nest entries with their head similar like Camponotus truncatus. This species is ideal for keeping in a community basin (basin with different ants species) because they don't attack other species. They even can't be attacked by other species because of their individual shape. In danger they duck down like a turtle on to the ground and even their antennas can be hidden in special notch on the head. In addition Cephalotes have a very good sight and reacts very fast on movements in their environment. Some Cephalotes species can control their flight direction during free fall with the purpose to land on their nest tree.

Important keeping notice: The nest branches have got to be able to dry off permanently. A good air circulation is essential. Mould growth in nesting area can kill the ants in the long-term.

• Taxonomy: Subfamilie Myrmicinae, Tribe Cephalotini
• Distribution: South America
• Color: silvery-black
• Size: 3 - 7 mm, Queen: approx. 9 mm
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition:  Honey/sugarwater, insects, spiders and other small animals
• Temperature:  from cool through very hot 15 - 30°C
• Soil conditions: not necessary because nests in wood
• Nest building: nests in small branches of trees and hollow stems of bushes
• Planting: Plants with nectary like Passiflora, Impatiens, etc. useful
• Specifics: polymorph (3 - 7 mm)

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Cyphomyrmex sp.

Fungi breeding myrmicinae from south America. Cultivates the fungus of insect feces/corpus, pieces of fruits. It's very appropriated to combine them in one basin with other ant species. Also aggressive ant species are almost innocuous to them because they seems to have an daunting substance. They don't cut leaves.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae,Tribe Attini
• Origin: Southern America
• Hibernation: No
• Color: medium till dark brown
• Nest bulding: Within fungi under rotten wood
• Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of pieces of fruits and insect feces/corpus.
• Temperature: 25 - 28°C
• Air humidity: 60 - 80 % (tropical rainforest)
• Soil conditions: moist Humus (foliage) and rotten wood
• Planting: possible but not necessary
• Keeping Level: easy

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Dolichoderus cf. attelaboides

One of the largest Dolichoderinaes, with interesting colors (hammertone finish like) is not very aggressive, and creates carton nests between and below leafes of trees or bushes. They walk slowly on leafes and stems of the treetops and they let fall off on disturbance and they stay motionless on place for a moment resp. This species can be kept together with other ants in one large basin if the colony is still small.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Dolichoderinae, Genus Dolichoderus
• Distribution: Southern America
• Color: silvery-black with red gaster ending
• Size: 12-14 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects and other small animals
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical rain forest
• Nest building: carton nests below and between leafes
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: medium
  

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Ectatomma sp.

• Taxonomie: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ectatommini
• Distribution: South America
• Color: black

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Gigantiops destructor

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Gigantiopini
• Distribution: South America
• Color: black
• Size: Queen: 15 mm, Worker: 10 - 15 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No (see climate)
• Climate: tropical
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: This species nests in soil and hollow tree branches (Very suitable for keeping in Ytong-Stones)
• Planting: Various rain forest plants (recommended)
• Level: medium
• Activity: diurnal (good lighting required)
• Specifics: Formicine with big eyes and a very good sight. They are moving by jumping from leaf to leaf and they recognizes their prey from larger distances. Persons are recognized and followed with their eyes by wagging the heads. If they feel threatened they are able to move backwards. Is able to spray their acid very aimed.

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Megalomyrmex sp.

Nice auburn colored Myrmicinae with a good chemical defense that lifes between epiphytes and in hollow of branches on treetops.

• Taxonomie: Unterfamilie Myrmicinae, Tribe Solenopsidini
• Distribution: Southern America
• Color: auburn
  
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water, sweet fruits, insects and other small animals
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical rain forest
• Nest building: between epiphytes and in hollow of tree branches on treetops
• Planting: nothing specific
• Soil condition: forest litter, rotten branches
• Level: medium
  

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Odontomachus hastatus

Very nice colored Odontomachus that commonly nests in the crow of trees between epiphytes. This species creates artistic nests in shape of a large sphere which is padded with moss and other small plant matter.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: Southern America
• Hibernation: No
• Color: yellow-brown
• Nutrition: Sugar water and insects
• Temperature: 24 - 28 °C
• Climate: Tropical
• Nest building: Soil nests and rotten wood
• Keeping level: easy
• Dangers: can sting

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Pachycondyla apicalis

Big and long- legged antspecies that combines several preferences of other antspecies. Pachycondyla apicalis have almost the same visual ability as Myrmecia (bulldogant), furthermore apicalis is highly adaptive (learns quick to accept food offered by hand) and is able to stridulate clearly hearable just as Paraponera and Atta.Unlike to most of the other antspecies apicalis do not depend on chemical traces because it predominantly navigate by the use of visual orientation.While transportation of prey back to the nest they use the alternative to jump off a twig and is stil able to find their way home after short reorientation (subjective study).This antspecies use the ability to lead conspecifics through tandem walks and do hunt single and also in packs.Pachycondyla apicalis is unique and not comparable with other Pachycondyla species.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: Central- to South America
• Color: black
• Size: 20 - 21 mm
• Appearance: black with yellow antenna tops, lank
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition: Honey-/Sugar water and insects
• Temperature: warm, 22 - 28°C (Rainforest climate)
• Humidity: high
• Soil condition: Humus layer soil
• Nest building: rotten wood (tree roots/branches)
• Planting: Any rain forest plants
• Keeping level: easy

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Pachycondyla impressa

Very compact and strong Ponerinae species, forages in groups, mostly on ground. This species almost can not climb glasses.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: South America
• Color: black
• Size: 20 - 21 mm
• Appearance: black, compact body, strong mandibles
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition: Insects, Spiders, etc.
• Temperature: warm, 22 - 28°C (Rainforest climate)
• Soil condition: noting specific (Sand, Loam, Humus)
• Nest building: Soil nests
• Planting: Any rain forest plants
• Keeping level: easy

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Pachycondyla villosa

A black-silvery shaded Pachycondyla species which comunicate very intensively. This species nests in dry tree branches and also in epiphytes like bromeliead. Colonies do not become too large compared to Pachycondyla apicalis for example.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: Central- to South America
• Color: black-silvery shaded
• Size:
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition: Honey-/Sugar water and insects
• Temperature: warm, 22 - 28°C (Rainforest climate)
• Humidity: high
• Soil condition: Humus layer soil
• Nest building: dry wood or epiphytes (tree roots/branches)
• Planting: Epiphytes
• Keeping level: easy

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Paraponera clavata

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: Central- to South America
• Color: black
• Size: 28 - 30 mm
• Appearance: black with yellow lower legs
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition: Honey-/Sugar water and insects
• Temperature: warm, 24 - 28°C (Rainforest climate)
• Humidity: high
• Soil condition: Humus layer soil
• Nest building: In Soil; Creates mounds in larger colonies
• Planting: Any rain forest plants
• Keeping level: Difficult

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Pseudomyrmex sp.

• Taxonomy: Subfamilie Pseudomyrmecinae
• Origin: Paraguay
• Color: multi colored, orange-brown
• Size:
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition:  Honey/sugarwater, insects, spiders and other small animals
• Temperature:  from cool through very hot 15 - 30°C
• Soil conditions: not necessary because nests in wood
• Nest building: nests in small branches of plants and stems of bushes
• Planting: Plants with nectary like Passiflora, Impatiens, etc. useful
• Specifics: Nesting in plants

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Pseudomyrmex sp.

• Taxonomy: Subfamilie Pseudomyrmecinae
• Origin: Paraguay
• Color: black
• Size:
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition:  Honey/sugarwater, insects, spiders and other small animals
• Temperature:  from cool through very hot 15 - 30°C
• Soil conditions: not necessary because nests in wood
• Nest building: nests in small branches of plants and stems of bushes
• Planting: Plants with nectary like Passiflora, Impatiens, etc. useful
• Specifics: Nesting in plants

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Pseudomyrmex sp. "yellow"

This is a small but noticeable Pseudomyrmecinae of South America which sticks out because of her yellow color and special living. This species lives in hollow stems of small plants and bushes. A noticeable characteristic is the fast and jerkily movement of the ants and also the disproportional large black eyes.

• Taxonomy: Subfamilie Pseudomyrmecinae
• Origin: Paraguay
• Color: yellow
• Size:
• Hibernation: No
• Nutrition:  Honey/sugarwater, insects, spiders and other small animals
• Temperature:  from cool through very hot 15 - 30°C
• Soil conditions: not necessary because nests in wood
• Nest building: nests in small branches of plants and small stems of bushes
• Planting: Plants with nectary like Passiflora, Impatiens, etc. useful
• Specifics: Nests in stems, performs fast and jerkily movements

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