In the wild, Formica pallidefulva are hosts of many parasites, including Formica pergandei and the Clear Amazon Ant, Polyergus montivagus.
Formica pallidefulva are similar to your average Formica in Canada, but have a much lighter body and are less aggressive. These are large, brownish ants at queens from 8-12 mm and workers from 6-9mm. They grow large colonies up to 5000 workers in just 3 years. They prefer 22-26 Celsius and like around 50% humidity. They're more skittish than most ants, and so are of medium difficulty to start, but are extremely enthusiatic and fast growing once they break 50 workers. In the wild, Formica are some of the most dominant ants, hunting down other species and consuming large amounts of biomass, though Formica incerta seem more peaceful than other varieties. We get just a few of these each year, but nonetheless are a wonderful species. However, these ants come in two different varieties; a Southern variety which is bright yellow, and a Northern variety which is a lighter bronze. The farther north the population, the darker the colours, seemingly to better absorb heat from the sunlight.
Pictured is Formica biophilica, a similar species almost indistinguishable from Formica pallidefulva outside of eye shape.
Shipping Conditions
This species comes from more tropical areas than Canada, and are not cold-tolerant. Thus, we will not ship them in the winter
Just a warning, we will NOT ship live ants into the US unless the receiver has a permit. If such an order is made, it will be refunded, minus a 10% processing fee and restocking fee
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