Myrmecia fulvipes
| Latin Name: |  |
Myrmecia fulvipes |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae Tribe: Myrmeciini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeasternparts of Australia |
| Habitate: |  |
dry Sclerophyllforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 13 - 15mm Colour: black, mandibles and antennae brown, legs reddish-yellow, yellow hairs on gaster |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: black, mandibles and antennae brown, legs reddish-yellow, yellow hairs on gaster |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 10,5mm Colour: colour as in worker |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater, Insects( Houseflies, Crickets), Fruits |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
No, but often endogenous diapause from June to September |
| Nestform: |  |
Soil nests under stones |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam, humus Arena: Sand-loam, humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to sclerophyll Forest and dry woodland |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leaf litter, Twigs, |
| Description: |  |
This is a small Myrmecia from the eastpart of Australia. The have a cryptic lifecycle and most of there biology still needs to be solved. There nest are often hidden under bigstones and they leave the nest in the evening. The Toxin of this ant is very similar to our native wasps and can cause allergic reactions. The pain last only for a short time between 15 to 30 minutes. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: small colonies with rarely more than 100 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |