Lat. Name:

Polyrhachis armata

Trivialname:

-

Taxonomie:

Subfamily: Formicinae Tribus: Camponotini

Haltungsklasse:

(2) due to their origin and way of life, they have higher demands on good escape protection as well as temperature and air humidity

Verbreitung:

Southeast Asia

Habitat:

tropical rainforests

Kolonieform:

polygyn

Königin:

Size: approx. 12-16mm Color: black

Arbeiterin:

Size: approx. 8-12mm Color: black

Soldaten:

Not available

Männchen:

Size: color: black

Nahrung:

Honey water, insects (e.g. flies, mosquitoes, crickets in all sizes, grasshoppers)

Luftfeuchtigkeit:

Arena: 50 - 70% Nest area: 50 - 70% 

Temperatur:

Arena: Daytime: 28 - 30°C Nighttime: 24 - 28°C Nest area: 28- 30°C  

Winterruhe:

no

Nestform:

Large webs of nests on rock walls, tree trunks or in bushes, in which they weave in grass and moss and soil

Formicarienart:

Arena at least 30 cm high, starter set for weaver ants, willow balls as nest

Formicariengröße:

Size:  L - XL

Substrat:

Farm: - Arena: sand-loam, humus

Bepflanzung:

tropical rainforest

Dekoration:

Branches, leaf litter, stones, cork

Beschreibung:

They often live near the ground, like to build their nests on stones or on tree bark. They use their larvae to spin the nest, but scientifically they do not belong to the "true weaver ants" like the genus Oecophylla, although these have almost the same weaving technique. 

They have a great need for food and exercise. The formicaria should therefore also be expandable.  Due to their colony size they are quite agile and escape specialists. Therefore, pay attention to a good escape protection! 

Entwicklung:

Swarm flight: -

Foundation: claustral( without supplementary feeding),

Colony size: several thousand

Angebote Menge:

a mated queen and workers (see selection); brood (varies according to season and development)

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