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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Numero articolo: atce0001