Pseudomyrmex gracillis
| Latin Name: |  |
Pseudomyrmex gracillis |
| Trivialname: |  |
twigant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmicinae Tribe: Pseudomyrmecini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) can sting painful and can seldomly cause allergicreactions |
| Distribution: |  |
Southern United States to Argentina |
| Habitate: |  |
open disturbed areas to open wet forest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 11 - 13mm Colour: black to bicolored orange - black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 8 - 10mm Colour: black to bicolored orange - black, these are different ecotypes |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition: |  |
honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos and small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in dead wood and hollow twigs |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: cork, softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, hollow twigs e.g Sambucus |
| Description: |  |
These wasp - like ants are fast moving collecting insects and nectar on different plants. They build there nests in hollow twigs and sometimes in rotten wood. They use there large eyes for orientation and make also small loops. Pseudomyrmex gracillis is very agressive but show differences between the ecotypes. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: a few hundred worker |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |