Oecophylla
Species : Oecophylla Smaragdina (Asian Weaver Ant)
Maintenance level: Difficult
Origin: Asia
Queen: Size: 15 – 16 mm
Worker: Size: 5 – 12 mm
Nutrition: Insects (fruit flies, crickets, cockroaches, mealworms.) and honey and fruit
Humidity: Arena: 60-80% Nest: 50-70%
Temperature: Arena: 24 – 30 ° C Socket: 24 – 28 ° C
Weaver ants also known as kerenga are found throughout the Asian tropics mainly on trees weaved in leaves is their nest. They spray Formic Acid and have a hefty bite. They also feel as if they have velcro on their feet, they are very sticky and difficult to remove. Weaver Ants are so-called due to their habit of stitching leaves together with silk produced by their larvae. They are voracious hunters.
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