Neoponera apicalis - Pachycondyla apicalis
| Latin Name: |  |
Neoponera apicalis Synonym: Pachycondyla apicalis |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southern Mexico to southeast Brasil |
| Habitat: |  |
wetforest and low land rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, reproductive worker produce males |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 20 mm Colour: black, antennae tips yellow bulky thorax |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 20 mm Colour: black, antennae tips yellow |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 15mm Colour: orange |
| Nutrition |  |
living insects like fruit flies,spring tails, mealworm and sugar-, or honey waterthey no socialstomach so honeywater or sugarsolution must more fluend. |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in and under rotten wood, also in soil |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves |
| Description: |  |
Pachycondyla apicalis is one of the most common neotropical ponerine ants. They show fast movements while searching for food as singleforagers. As typical for many ponerine ants unmated queens show worker like behavior including foodcollecting and nestexcavation. In large colonies worker start to produce males even in presence of a queen. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: founding: semiclaustral (with feeding) colonysize: up to 500 Individuals in captivity |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |