Velox cataglyphis - colony with queen and workers

Description

Discover the Velox cataglyphis - the desert sprinter

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Presentation of Cataglyphis Velox:

This fascinating species is renowned for its dazzling speed and its remarkable orientation capacity in extreme environments. She takes advantage of the absence of predators during the hottest moments of the day to hunt without risk. Originally from the hot and arid areas of the Mediterranean basin, this large thermophilic ant is remarkable to adapt and is very pleasant to raise its size and color.

With its explorer behavior, Cataglyphis Velox is capable of finding its nest using the sun, combining polarized perception of light and counting of steps, a feat of fascinating orientation to observe. In breeding, it is ideal to offer it a large hunting area with desert decor heated by an infrared lamp or a heated cord under the sand.

 

🌡️ Recommended breeding conditions

• Ideal temperature : 27–32 ° C approximately during the day, offer a hot spot and observe if the ants settle there,
• Humidity : low in the hunting area, moderate nest humidification (always maintain a small wetland)
• Food : fresh insects (crickets, flies, worms), sweet liquids (diluted honey, protein syrup, etc.)
• Wintering : A winter break from a few weeks to 15–18 ° C can stimulate the biological cycle.

🏠 Recommended installation

Cataglyphis Velox will appreciate our spacious hunting areas and with premium finish (35x15cm observation spaces for example) and will adapt perfectly to Fourmiculture ants such as the Minora to start a colony. Avoid too wet environments that can harm the larvae during cocoon moult. It is ideal to provide a drinker. Do not completely dry the interior of the nest anyway, a drinker does not replace the humidity it finds underground.

Note

• Polygyne species : can have some queens per nest, and up to several thousand workers (around 5000 maximum).
• Does not have a real coordinated hunting behavior: the workers go into individual exploration.
• Diurnal species : their activity is mainly visible in the middle of the day.

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Adopt a colony of Cataglyphis Velox and plunge into the fascinating universe of the ants of the desert. Perfect for confirmed or curious breeders to discover a lively and independent species, this ant offers an amazing overview of adaptation to the extreme climate.