(2) higher requirements towards climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:
tropical Eastafrica
Habitat:
coastforest, savanna
Colonyform:
queenless with one reproductive worker
Queen:
Size: - Colour:Gamergates identical with worker
Worker:
Size: 20mm Colour: black
Soldier:
not present
Males:
Size: 12,4mm Colour: blackish brown
Nutrition
Honeywater, Insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos
Airhumidity:
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
Temperature:
Arena: 26 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:
no
Nestform:
Build their nest in moist loam and under stones
Kind of Formicaria:
Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:
Size:L
Substrate:
Farm: sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting:
similar to tropicalforest but also savanna with Euphorbiacea
Decoration:
Branches, Roots
Description:
Platythyrea is a very ancient genus similar to Pachycondyla. They are active hunter and catch insects and other athropods. When these ants sleep they angle there legs.
Development:
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral (with feeding) colonysize: a few hundred Individuals
Quantity:
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)