Ectatomma cf. brunneum
| Latin Name: |  |
Ectatomma cf. brunneum |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ectatomminae Tribe: Ectatommini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Panama to tropical Argentina |
| Habitat: |  |
open vegetation, forest edges also crops and pastures |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12- 14mm Colour: dark brown to black, bulky thorax |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 11 - 13mm Colour: dark brown to black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, Insects e.g. Flies or Mosquitos or small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Nest in soil often under litter |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest, Digfix |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to rainforest with extrafloral bearing plants like Passiflora or Inga |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leafes, cocofiber |
| Description: |  |
Ectatomma cf. brunneum is a large Ectatomma common in Central and South America. They are ground predators collecting living and dead insects. They can also be found collecting extrafloral nectaries. Caution: This species is able to sting painfully. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral (feeding nessecary) development: egg to larvea 30 days, larvea to pupea 29 days, pupea to worker 35 days colonysize: 400 Individuals and more, approx. 200 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |