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Crematogaster scutellaris

: 9 mm (monogyn)
🐜: 3,5 – 5 mm
🍽️: honey + insects + oily seeds
💧: 50 – 60%
🌡️: 21 – 28°C
❄️: November – March (5 – 8 °C)

Crematogaster scutellaris

Description

This is a spectacular and popular ant species from Southern Europe. They are monogynous (single-queen), claustral. In a mature colony, workers of various sizes can be found, but the species itself is monomorphic, that means only one type of worker appears. Its characteristic red-headed workers walk in line along paths marked by their pheromones, and like wasps, they build nests of chewed wood in trees or deadwood. They reproduce quickly and can easily inhabit anything, making them suitable for placing in terrarium decorations. They tolerate dryness well.  Although they are not a nervous species, they defend themselves aggressively when attacked. In such cases, they raise their flexible abdomen and spray formic acid into the air, which allows them to defeat their attackers without any losses.
Feeding: Honey and insects, but occasionally oily seeds (walnuts, hazelnuts) are also recommended.
Reproduction: In the first year, they raise at most 25-40 workers, but from the second year on, the colony size can reach 100 workers. A mature colony consists of several thousand workers.
Hibernation: At 5-8°C, from the end of November to the end of March.

Additional information

Weight 0.025 kg
Dimensions 16 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm
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