Pachycondyla striata
| Latin Name: |  |
Pachycondyla striata |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| Habitat: |  |
wet myrtaceous forest and rainforest, open grassland |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, reproductive worker produce males |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 15mm Colour: black, legs brown, thorax bulky |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 13mm Colour: darkbrown |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 9mm Colour: darkbrown |
| Nutrition |  |
living insects like fruit flies,spring tails, mealworm and sugar-, or honeywater. They have no socialstomach so honeywater or sugarsolution must more fluent. |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil, often in rotten logs, under 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, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves |
| Description: |  |
Pachycondyla striata is strict ground forager and collecting small athropods and seeds. They produce a foam as defence mechanism. They are active foodcollector but react calm to disturbance. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: august to september 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 |