Pheidole fossimandibula
| Latin Name: |  |
Pheidole fossimandibula |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Pheidolini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Costa Rica |
| Habitat: |  |
wetforest up to 800m |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 8 - 10mm Colour: dark brown to black, shiny with dense hairs |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 - 5mm Colour: dark brown to black, shiny with dense hairs, mandibles, Antenae and Tarsi yellowish brown,slim |
| Soldier: |  |
Size: 7mm Colour: larger head, Head and Thorax reddish brown to dark brown, Gaster blackish |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honey and Sugarwater, Fruits, small insects like Houseflies and crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 25 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest, Digfix |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: S - M |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, Humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest with different tropical plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves |
| Description: |  |
Pheidole cf. fossimandibula is very common in the lowland of Costa Rica and can be found all around moisture habitats. They make only small nest most times not much deepen than 10cm. Also their colonies are small than in other Pheidole species. They are omnivores scavengers and take everything that they can found. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: a few 1000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |