Leptothorax acervorum
| Latin Name: |  |
Leptothorax acervorum |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Formicoxenini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) suitable for beginners |
| Distribiution: |  |
all across europe, Sibiria, East asia |
| Habitate: |  |
Similar to her siblingspecie Temnothorax nylanderi prefers mixed Forest but can also often be found in dry pineforests |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne and polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 6,5 - 8,5 mm Colour: head and gaster blackishbrown, Thorax reddishbrown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 - 4mm Colour: head and gaster blackishbrown, Thorax reddishbrown |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 4 - 5 mm Colour: blackishbrown, legs and gaster brown |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in fallen tree trunks, rotten branches, stomps under bark |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
acrylflatnest, Plaster, corknest, |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: S |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Lightwood Arena: - |
| Planting: |  |
not necessary |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, acorns |
| Description: |  |
Leptothorax acervorum is a non- aggressive ant which avoids most combats with other ants. The workers forage singly, predating small insects or scavenging insect corpses. They are suitable to co- house them with other ants. She is a important hostant for the slavekeepingant Harpagoxenus sublaevis and the three workerless Leptothorax- species Leptothorax goesswaldi, Leptothorax kutteri and Leptothorax pacis. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: on june to begin of september founding: claustral (without feeding) but also Pleometrosis or Adoptions are possible. colonysize: rarely up to 100 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |