Harpegnathos saltator
| Latin Name: |  |
Harpegnathos saltator |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) shows higher requirements to climate and nutrition |
| Distribution: |  |
India |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical dryforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 17mm Colour: head, thorax and legs reddish, abdomen blackish brown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 14 - 17mm Colour: head, thorax and legs reddish, abdomen blackish brown |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 9,5mm Colour: head, thorax and legs reddish, abdomen blackish brown |
| Nutrion: |  |
Insects like flies and crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in loamground |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: (M) L - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, leavelitter, twigs, cork |
| Description: |  |
This ant may jump about 8-10cm while hunting or when threatened, it also has got a good vision. When they find some food they start to waggle with their gaster. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral colonysize: app. 100 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |