Pachycondyla harpax
| Latin Name: |  |
Pachycondyla harpax |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southern USA to North Argentina |
| Habitat: |  |
wetforest and lowland rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, reproductive worker produce males |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 9 - 11mm Colour: black, legs reddish, has fulldeveloped females and ergatoid queens |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 7 - 10mm Colour: black, legs reddish |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 9mm Colour: Head and Thorax black, Gaster and legs yellowish brown |
| Nutrition |  |
living insects like fruit flies,spring tails, mealworm and sugar-, or honeywater they have no socialstomach so honeywater or sugarsolution must more fluend. |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil, often under rotten logs, stones or wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest, Digfix |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, humus, Sand Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves |
| Description: |  |
Pachycondyla harpax is a small Pachycondyla common from Southern Northamerica to the tropical parts of Argentina. They are active predators looking for small athropoda especially termites. Besides there stinger they produce a foam from their gaster similar to Pachycondyla rufipes or P. striata. Pachycondyla harpax is not aggressive and react very calm on nestdisturbance. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: founding: semiclaustral (with feeding) colonysize: up to 500 Individuals in captivity |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |