Neoponera 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
• 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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Novomessor cockerelli

• Family: Formicidae;
• Subfamily: Myrmicinae;
• Genus: Novomessor;
• Species: cockerelli.
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• Verbreitung: USA, Mexiko
• Größe: Königin : ca. 12mm, Arbeiterinnen 6-8mm
• Farbe: bräunlich
• Winterruhe: Nein, Diapause
• Nestbau: Erdnester, keine besonderen Ansprüche
• Nahrung: Insekten und Honig-/Zuckerwasser 
• Bodenbeschaffenheit: Sand, Lehm
• Bepflanzung: nicht erforderlich
• Besonderheit: Tagaktive, aggressive Ameisen. Gut zu beobachten, werden sehr große Kolonien

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