Leptogenys pangui
| Latin Name: |  |
Leptogenys pangui |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and nutrition |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical Rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 11mm Colour: black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 11mm Colour: black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
insects like flies and crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in loamground |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: (M) L - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, leavelitter, twigs, cork |
| Description: |  |
These ants have a bad adhesion and can't climb on glass panels. They are very aggressive, especially bigger colonies immediately attack feeding insects. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral colonysize: app. 200 - 400 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |