Pachycondyla purpurascens
| Latin Name: |  |
Pachycondyla purpurascens |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southamerica |
| Habitat: |  |
tropical wetforest and cloudforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, reproductive worker produce males |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 20 mm Colour: shiny black, bulky thorax |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 17 - 20 mm Colour: shiny black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
living insects like fruit flies,spring tails, mealworm and sugar-, or honey waterthey no socialstomach so honeywater or sugarsolution must more fluend. |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest mainly in rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves |
| Description: |  |
e.g. in the rain forest areas of Costa Rica a common species. Foraging workers can move very quick and then seem to be "nervous". The antennas can vibrate. Sometimes they are looking for nutrition by the so called tandem running. They are rather diurnal, workers looking for nutrition at night haven't been observed yet. |
| 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 |