Myrmicaria brunnea
| Latin Name: |  |
Myrmicaria brunnea |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Myrmicariini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) Species from Southeast Asia with higher requirements to climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers closed forests |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12 - 13mm Colour: chestnut brown head and thorax, dark abdomen, big and strong |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5,5 - 8mm Colour: chestnut brown head and thorax, dark abdomen |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 10 - 11mm Colour: chestnut yellow |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies, mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 90% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil also in rotten wood and on the bottom of single trees, use the excavation as fortification |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to forest areas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, cocos, leavelitter |
| Description: |  |
If this species feels threatened, it raises its gaster and uses their strong chemical defenses. They use to visit flowers and collect flowerjuice from different plants e.g mango or passiflora. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with beginning of the rain-season founding: claustral (without feeding) colonyage up to 20 years colonysize: up to 10.000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |
