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Temnothorax pergandei Pergande's Acorn Ants

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Pergande's Acorn Ants
Temnothorax pergandei is a quick, pugnacious hunter of open sparsely vegetated ground from the eastern United States west to Arizona and south into Hidalgo, and its rapid movements and constricted mesosoma make it read in the field as Pheidole-like rather than as an acorn ant, running in full sun after aphids and small heteropterans (Prebus 2021, Wheeler 1903). Colonies are monogyne and hold 100-1,000 (roughly) workers, and the species is variable enough that a given colony may produce uniformly dark brown, uniformly yellow, or bicolored workers.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Species Traits
🪹Arboreal🪹Cavity-Nester🍽Omnivore⚠Arid-Adapted⚠Heat-Loving👑Monogynous🔬Monomorphic🛡Moderate🔬Medium
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  • Small Foraging Area
  • Test Tube + TJL Sponge
  • Tube Dock
  • Honeydew Honey Sample
  • Liquid Feeder
  • Feeding Dish

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Temnothorax pergandei Pergande's Acorn Ants

Pergande's Acorn Ants
Temnothorax pergandei is a quick, pugnacious hunter of open sparsely vegetated ground from the eastern United States west to Arizona and south into Hidalgo, and its rapid movements and constricted mesosoma make it read in the field as Pheidole-like rather than as an acorn ant, running in full sun after aphids and small heteropterans (Prebus 2021, Wheeler 1903). Colonies are monogyne and hold 100-1,000 (roughly) workers, and the species is variable enough that a given colony may produce uniformly dark brown, uniformly yellow, or bicolored workers.

Species facts

Nesting: Arboreal, Cavity-Nester

Diet: Omnivore

Care Needs: Arid-Adapted, Heat-Loving

Colony Type: Monogynous

Morphology: Monomorphic, Medium

Temperament: Moderate

Difficulty: Intermediate

Housing that fits this species

This species fits our The Canopy.

Where we can ship it

Approved for live delivery to Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

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