Cephalotes pusillus
| Latin Name: |  |
Cephalotes pusillus |
| Trivialname: |  |
Gliding ant, Turtle ant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Cephalotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) this is a arboreal ant with higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribiution: |  |
Southamerica |
| Habitate: |  |
aboreal ant which lives in small sticks, branches or hollow stems |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 9 mm Colour: silver- black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 - 7 mm Colour: black, silver shine, except the gaster pointed |
| Soldier: |  |
yes doorkeepermoph |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in sticks, dry branches or hollow stems |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
plants with extrafloral nectaria like Passiflora |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels |
| Description: |  |
This is a small and very common Cephalotes which can be found all over southamerica. They are shy and like a real turtle they dodge if they are attacked through other animals. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: claustral colonysize: a few hundred workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |