Proatta butteli

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Proatta butteli

Reference : PFOUR-300

Latin Name: Proatta butelli

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Stenammini

Breeding Level: Has higher climatic requirements

Geographic Distribution: Borneo, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam

Habitat: Tropical Rainforest

Colony Form: Polygynous

Queen: Size: 4-5 mm Color: Dark reddish-brown

Worker: Size: 2-3 mm Color: Yellow to dark red

Soldier: Absent

Males: Size: 5 mm Color: Dark brown, mandibles and legs light brown

Food: Honeydew, but also many small insects such as mealworms, flies, mosquitoes, crickets, etc.

Humidity: Hunting Range: 60-70% Nest: 70-80%

Temperature: Hunting Range: 21-30°C Nest: 24- 28°C

Hibernation: No

Nest type: Plaster tube nest in the first year, then a reconstructed stone nest.

Description: These small ants closely resemble the ants of the Attini tribe, but do not have a mushroom nest and do not feed on fungi. They forage alone, only leaving their nests to a maximum height of one meter.
In this area, a high density of workers is observed, sometimes more than a hundred per m². Their diet is primarily omnivorous, consisting of various insects and small arthropods, such as isopods and termites. Proatta also shows a preference for other ants such as Pheidologeton, Oecophylla, and Camponotus.

Development: Nuptial flight

Foundation: Cloistered

Colony size: Up to 10,000 workers with one queen per 100 to 500 workers

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