Diacamma scalpratum - colony with nid ant Caver
Colony of giant primitive ants, the largest Diacamma in Asia
You will like:
- ❤️ impressive size of 16 to 18mm for workers,
- ❤️ a unique morphology and formidable aggressiveness,
- ❤️ Easy to feed large insects (cockroaches, crickets, etc.) and sweet liquids,
- ❤️ Primitive social organization with dominant workers and gamergates.
- ❤️ already installed in an old caver nest offered
Note: we cannot currently guarantee the presence of a fertilized gamergate in our colony (no brood at the time of the sale). The lifespan of the workers being long and the activity of the strong colony, we offer this colony in order to discover the species, test the development of your tropical nests, make an exhibition over a year etc.
Description
Discover giant and primitive Asian hunters: Diacamma Scalpratum
Presentation of the species: Diacamma Scalpratum
Diacamma are fascinating ants whose social organization has changed little since their origins ago . This species does not have a queen, but workers called Gamergates capable of mating and laying down. They are hardly possible to differentiate from normal workers because any worker can evolve in Gamergate. Find out more about this specific organization on Wikipedia .
The largest species of diacamma, scalpratum are really impressive. They move rather slowly, but show a constant activity, have an excellent view, are not afraid of anything and only take a few seconds to grasp their prey and paralyze it with a sting before bringing it back to the nest.
This species is therefore easy to nourish on the simple condition of keeping a box of cockroaches or crickets at home, and complementing with sweet liquids. She also appreciates solid protein foods such as tuna, jelly, etc.
The nest is an important point because Diacamma needs a tropical climate with heat and a lot of humidity, spacious rooms and a fairly large hunting area. The ideal is a well -humid concrete nest (example: ant Cover of Fourmiculture) and a decorated natural hunting area (beware of the substrate, the ants risk settling in it if it is not what you want).
In the wild, these ants dig their anthill in the wet soil, as you can see here north of Thailand:
Main photo: Steve Shattuck, Australia.
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