Oecophylla smaragdina

Oecophylla smaragdina

Colony type: Monogyny
Colony size: 100,000-500,000 w.
Development speed: very fast.

Size:
Queen: 16-22mm
Workers: 4–11 mm
Color: Ants are green in color, chest and legs are light brown, belly may be orange-red.

Nutrition: Food insects (Cockroaches, crickets), Syrup (Water / Honey with water (ratio 4: 1/3: 1/2: 1)), fruit, vegetables, jelly, cooked chicken without salt.

Humidity: Arena: 60-80% Nest: 50-70%
Temperature: Arena: 24 - 30 ° C Socket: 24 - 28 ° C

Feature of the species: very aggressive, they build a nest by joining leaves of flowers and trees.

Recommended nests for breeding: gypsum, an aquarium with plants.