Myrmecocystus melliger
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Myrmecocystus melliger

€ 119,99

A visual masterpiece from the North American desert. With fiery red brown heads and jet black bodies, these active, day foraging honeypot ants are a top tier addition for any intermediate keeper.

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The Myrmecocystus melliger, popularly known as the Tricolored Honeypot Ant, is a crown jewel of the North American aridlands. Unlike the uniform amber or matte tones of its relatives, M. melliger is celebrated for its striking three tone appearance. They are the “living masterpieces” of the desert, combining intense predatory instincts with the classic, mesmerizing replete caste. In the wild, they are high-energy foragers, often found in rocky or clay-heavy soils of the Southwestern USA and Mexico.

Technical Specifications

Feature Details
Origin North America (Southwest USA and Mexico)
Habitat Arid grasslands, desert scrub, and rocky ridge summits
Colony type Monogyne (One queen per colony)
Queen size 11mm – 13mm (Deep crimson-brown head/thorax)
Worker size 5mm – 8mm (Tricolored: Red-brown, dark brown, jet-black)
Nutrition High sugar requirement (Nectar) and aggressive protein hunting
Humidity Nest: 50% – 70% | Outworld: 30% – 50%
Temperature Nest: 25°C – 30°C | Outworld: 25°C – 35°C
Hibernation Short winter rest (Dec to Feb at ~15°C)
Difficulty 3.5/5 (Requires heat and specific vertical nest geometry)
Size

Queen with brood

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