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Solenopsis fugax is a small but delicate ant, even one of the smallest European ant species. They owe their Dutch name to the fact that they raise brood from another colony in nature.
Specifications :
Scientific name: Solenopsis fugax
Dutch name: Thief ant
Distribution area: Southern Europe
Color of the ant: yellow, brownish
Difficulty level: 3/5
Queen size: 6-6.5 mm
Worker size: 1.5-3 mm
Soldier size: /
Temperature: 22 up to 28 degrees
Optimal temperature: 25-27 degrees
nest humidity: 50 to 70%
humidity outside world: 30 to 50%
Winter dormancy: November-February at 15 degrees
Growth rate: 3/5
Growing to number of workers: +- 10,000 workers
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Foundation : claustral
Colony formation: polygynous (can have multiple queens per nest)
Care:
Food: insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, dubias. Sugars such as beetlejelly, byFormica sunburst ant nectar, honeydew etc.
Food needs: normal
From how many workers to a nest: moving from about 100+ workers to a small nest, since it is a small species, a test tube works best up to the larger numbers of workers.
Recommended nest type: test tube , acrylic, ytong, AntLab Fusion Nest, plaster
Care:
They are small ants so pay close attention when feeding liquid nutrients. If the drop is too large, they can easily drown. This can be remedied by, for example, dripping some honeydew on a small piece of cotton wool, so that the workers can drink safely.
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