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: 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.

• 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. "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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