Crematogaster cf. capensis
| Latin Name : |  |
Crematogaster cf. capensis |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Crematogastrini |
| Haltungsklasse: |  |
(2) fast development which makes it nessecary to enlarge the space |
| Distribiution: |  |
Southern Africa |
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| Queen: |  |
Size: ca. 8mm Colour: brownish head and thorax, gaster black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: Colour: |
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| Males: |  |
Size: Colour: |
| Nutrition: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos |
| rel. Airhumidity |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
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| Nestform: |  |
Build papernests in Trees and deadwood |
| Kind of Formicaria |  |
Farm-arena, Combi, Basin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicariasize |  |
Size: S - M |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
xerophytic plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, stones, leaves, moss |
| Description: |  |
Crematogaster cf. capensis is a Crematogaster species from Southern Africa which builds papernests like wasps. When endangered they right up their sharpend gaster and emit a highly smelling defensive secretion |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
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