Odontoponera transversa
| Latin Name: |  |
Odontoponera transversa |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical Rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12mm Colour: black, light silver |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: black, light silver |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
honeywater, living insects (e.g. fruit flies, House flies, small crickets) |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Create nest in wet clay soil under rocks |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical Rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leaflitter, Twigs, |
| Description: |  |
can not walk glass or other smooth surfaces ! On the photo you can see the difference between the queen and a worker. The thorax (back) is slightly larger than the workers. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: a few hundred workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |