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Aphaenogaster sp.

Added on: 02/20/10
Article number: apsp0003

Category: Ants

Asia

Taxonomy: Myrmicinae
Color: brown
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
Hibernation: Yes
Temperature: 26-30°C
Humidity: moist (tropical)
Nest building: Soil nests

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Colony - Currently not available

With 20-30 workers

Camponotus cf. irritans

Added on: 10/09/15
Article number: cacf0002

Category: Ants

Asia

Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
Characteristics: polymorph, nocturnal
Color: red brown, amber (contrasting color)
Size: 7 up to 12mm
Distribution: South-East Asia
Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water, crickets, flies
Hibernation: No
Temperature: 24 - 28 °C (tropical)
Humidity: Rain forest
Nest building: dead wood only

This beautiful colored species is really easy to keep.

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Small Colony - Currently not available

With 10-20 workers

Camponotus cf. nicobarensis

Added on: 05/15/09
Article number: cacf0001

Category: Ants

Asia

A multicolored Camponotus species from South-East Asia.

Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
Distribution: South-East Asia
Color: multicolored (brown, red, yellow)
Size: 6 - 12 mm
Characteristics: polymorph
Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
Hibernation: No
Climate: tropical (lowland)
Nest building: Soilnests
Planting: nothing specific
Level: easy

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Colony - Currently not available With 5-10 workers
Colony - Currently not available - with 80-100 workers

Camponotus sp.

Added on: 11/02/06
Article number: casp0007

Category: Ants

Asia

Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
Distribution: South Asia
Color: red with black abdomen
Size: Queen about 11 - 13 mm
Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
Hibernation: No (see climate)
Climate: tropical
Nest building: Soil nests, half shaded places between grass and bushes
Planting: nothing specific
Level: easy
Specifics: Builds "half" calderas (one sided)

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Colony - Currently not available With 5-10 workers
Large Colony - Currently not available With 50-80 workers

Diacamma cf. ceylonense

Added on: 11/02/06
Article number: disp0002

Category: Ants

Asia

Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
Distribution: South Asia
Color: Black with silveriness
Size: about 12 mm
Hibernation: No
Nest building: Soil nests very often in holed cocus nuts
Nutrition: Honey-/Sugarwater, insects, likes ripe fruits
Soil Condition: Sand, loam, mould
Planting: Small tropical plants
Specifics: Very strong and aggressive diacamma species. Tandem run: with nest move or to big prey a guide's animal leads another ant in the tandem run! Coursing alone, or in small groups, preys will be stabbed first and then transported to the nest. This species also have a gamergate.

The Queen can't be distinguished from worker with naked eye. These colonies however were specially tested and contain queens.

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Colony - Currently not available With 30-50 workers
Colony - Currently not available With 51 - 100 workers

Harpegnathos venator

Added on: 05/15/09
Article number: have0001

Category: Ants

Asia

Harpegnathos venator has a very interesting hunting behaviour and a good sight.

Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
Distribution: South-East Asia
Color: black
Size: approx. 15 mm
Hibernation: No
Nutrition: Insects, Spiders, etc. and sometimes Honey-/Sugar water
Temperature: warm, 22 - 28°C (Tropical)
Soil condition: Sand loam
Nest building: Soil nest with caldera
Planting: Any rain forest plants
Keeping level: medium (for advanced ants keepers)

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Colony - Currently not available

With 10 - 25 workers

Myrmicaria sp.

Added on: 02/19/10
Article number: myar0002

Category: Ants

Asia

An undemanding ants species from the mountains of Southeast Asia which is good for keeping cooler. Because colonies of this species becomes large is is suited for keeping in large basin complxes connected with pipes. Also this Myrmicaria defend oneself with it's defense secretion.

Origin: Southeast Asia (mountains about 1500 m)
Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Myrmicariini
Characteristics: Monomorph, can not sting
Hibernation: No
Appearence of the queen: deep brown with orange thorax, humpy
Appearance of the workers: deep brown
Nest bulding: soil nests
Nutrition: honeywater, insects
Temperature: 14 - 25°C
Air humidity: 60 - 80 % (tropical climate)

Note: Shipping abbroad in winter (November-March) at your own risk.

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Colony - Currently not available

With about 70-100 workers

Odontomachus cf rixosus

Added on: 11/02/06
Article number: odsp0001

Category: Ants

Asia

These ants are able to catapult themselfs up to 40 cm far thru sudden lock up of their mandibles. This mandible lock up is the fastest known mechanism in the fauna. The upper jaw closes with a speed of 38 to 64 m/s. Thru locking up their jaws they are anesthetizing their prey to afterwards sting it to death. It is improper for a corporate tank/formicarium because they will attack any other species at first encounter.

Taxonomy: Subfamily Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini
Distribution: South-East Asia, Southern America
Color: brown
Size: 12 mm
Hibernation: No
Nutrition: Sugar water and insects
Temperature: 24 - 28 °C
Nest building: Soil nests and rotten wood
Keeping level: easy
Dangers: can sting