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

Pachycondyla cf. crassinoda

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

Pachycondyla cf. crenata

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Pachycondyla cf. verenae

This medium sized ant spcies is predestinated for a planted tropical terrarium. It is a very active diurnal hunter. Socialization with other species is not recommended. Larger colonies are showing a strong aggressiveness. It is a nice counterpart to the famous Diacamma sp.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
• Distribution: Central- to South America
• Color: black
• Size: 12-16 mm
• Appearance: black, ectomorphic
• 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

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

Pogonomyrmex barbatus

A North American harvester ant with a copper red color. Pogonomyrmex species typically harvest seeds, which are stored as an additional food source. However, large amounts of insects are captured by colonies.

• Taxonomy: Myrmicinae
• Color: copper red
• Distribution: Northern America
• Nutrition: mostly seeds from different rampant plants (also grasses), but also insects and honeywater
• Temperature: 25 - 35 °C
• Hibernation: no *1
• Air humidity: dry climate
• Nest building: soil nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Class: easy to keep

Untreated hand-picked plant seeds will be included with all Pogonomyrmex sold.

*1: Keeping this ants for 2-3 months around 20°C is recommended.

Pogonomyrmex cf. badius

• Taxonomie: Myrmicinae
• Farbe: kupfer-rot
• Verbreitung: Nordamerika
• Nestbau: Erdnester
• Nahrung: hauptsächlich Körner verschiedener Wildpflanzen (auch Gräser), aber auch Insekten und Honigwasser
• Winterruhe: nein *1
• Temperatur: 25 - 35 °C
• Luftfeuchtigkeit: trockenes Klima
• Bepflanzung: beliebig
• Haltungsklasse: einfach zu halten

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

A beautiful North American harvester ant. The mainly black coloration appears shiny blue under light and also shows red highlights. Pogonomyrmex species typically harvest seeds, which are stored as an additional food source. However, large amounts of insects are captured by colonies.

• Taxonomy: Myrmicinae
• Color: blackish-red; color is highly variable
• Distribution: Northern America
• Nutrition: mostly seeds from different rampant plants (also grasses), but also insects and honeywater
• Temperature: 25 - 35 °C
• Hibernation: no *1
• Air humidity: dry climate
• Nest building: soil nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Class: easy to keep, but quite aggressive

Untreated hand-picked plant seeds will be included with all Pogonomyrmex sold.

*1: Keeping this ants for 2-3 months at about 20°C is recommended.

Pseudomyrmex cf. pallidus

This is a small but noticeable Pseudomyrmecinae from North 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: Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
• Origin: North America
• Color: yellow
• Size: 6 - 7 mm
• Hibernation: no
• Nutrition: honey/sugar water and insects
• Temperature: from warm to hot: 24 - 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, good eyesight

 

Pseudomyrmex gracilis

Pseudomyrmex gracilis occurs well into the tropical part of South America in the southern part of North America, central America. You will be shown at various of colors and sizes. This large Pseudomyrmecinae inhabited hollow branches. In the position, you can use dry branches of blackberries or raspberries, scrape out the marrow of animals to build their nest. All branches must be able to dry after irrigation so as not to molds. The species can be well socialized, other ants they nimbly dodges. You can see very well and react to slight movements in the visual field. Your wasp-like appearance and rapid jerky movements are an exception for arboreal ants. The animals are very active and four operate continuously during the day, you should offer them a large terrarium with lots of plants.

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

 

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