Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | Tetramorium caespitum |
General information
| Colony structure: | Monogynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | No |
| Nuptial flight months: | May, June, July, August, September |
| Colony founding: | semi-claustral (queen needs to be fed during founding) |
| Links: | AntWiki |
Keeping parameters
| Nutrition: | Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.) |
|---|---|
| Nest temperature: | 21 ℃ - 26 ℃ |
| Nest humidity: | 70 % - 90 % |
| Outworld temperature: | 18 ℃ - 28 ℃ |
| Outworld humidity: | 30 % - 70 % |
| Hibernation required: | yes: end of september until end of march |
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Distribution
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Channel Islands
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- India
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
Names
Invalid names
Myrmica fuscula, Tetramorium jiangxiense
Common names
Gemeine Rasenameise (German)
Sizes
Worker
Min
Max
Queen
Min
Max
Male
Min
Max