Myrmoteras binghamii (trap-jaw)

Lat. Name:

Myrmoteras binghamii

Trivial Name:

-

Taxonomy:

Subfamily: Formicinae Tribus: Myrmoteratini

Keeping level:

(2) due to its origin, it has higher requirements for humidity and temperature.

Dissemination:

Southeast Asia

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Colony form:

polygyn

Queen:

Size: 6 - 7mm Color: red orange, mandibles yellow orange

Worker:

Size: 5,5 - 7mm Color: red orange, mandibles yellow orange

Soldiers:

Not available

Male:

Size: - Color: -

Food:

Honey water, sugar water, jelly, insects (springtails, white isopods, fruit flies, small crickets).

Humidity:

Arena: 60 - 70% Nest area: 60 - 80%

Temperature:

Arena: 24 - 30°C Nest area: 24- 26°C

Hibernation:

no

Nest:

under pieces of bark, under moss-covered soil under roots, in dead wood

Formicarium type:

Arena with external plaster nest, natural and planted formicarium.

Formicarium size:

Size: S

Substrate:

Farm: sand-loam, humus Arena: sand-loam, humus

Planting:

tropical rainforest

Decoration:

Branches, leaf litter, stones, cork

Description:

Can snap their mandibles (mouthparts) at lightning speed. The way of life of this genus is still very little studied. For a long time this was the only known representative of the Myrmoteratini.

Development:

Swarm flight: with the onset of the rainy season

Foundation: semi claustral

Colony size: several hundred animals maximum

Offers quantity:

a mated queen and workers (see selection); brood (varies according to season and development)

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