(2) shows higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention
Distribution:
Southern China
Habitate:
tropical Rainforest
Colonyform:
monogyne
Queen:
Size:13mmColour:black
Worker:
Size: 7mm Colour:black
Soldier:
not present
Males:
Size: - Colour:
Nutrion:
honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, Houseflies, small crickets and Spring tails)
Airhumidity:
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80%
Temperature:
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
Hibernation:
no
Nestform:
under dead wood
Kind of Formicaria:
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster
Formicaria size:
Size:M - XL
Substrate:
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam
Planting:
similar to tropical Rainforest
Decoration:
stones, Leaflitter, Twigs,
Description:
These small pachycondyla are very active and show high activity . They are not able to walk on smooth surfaces. They forageas single worker and don`t use trailpheromones.
Development:
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: a few hundred workers
Quantity:
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)