Ectatomma tuberculatum
| Latin Name: |  |
Ectatomma tuberculatum |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ectatomminae Tribe: Ectatommini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Mexico to northern Argentina |
| Habitat: |  |
tropical dry forest and wet rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: orange to reddish brown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 8 - 11mm Colour: orange to reddish brown |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: reddish brown |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, Insects e.g. Flies or Mosquitos or small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Nest in soil at the base of tree or stem, all nest have a characteristic thatch chimney often more than one meter up the stem |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| 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, leaves, cocofiber, |
| Description: |  |
Ectatomma tuberculatum is a common and widespread Ectatomma specie in central and south America. They are strict arboreal foragers collecting nectar and prey on low vegetation. They forage mostly diurnal and show only low aggression. Even they can sting they show low use of it. Indigenous people in south america use them since a long time as biological agent in their cotton fields. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral (feeding nessecary) colonyage appr. 9 - 12 years 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 |