Polyrhachis armata (Spiny Hook Ant) you notice the size of this weaver queen as she is quite bigger than most species such as Queens of Polyrachis Dives, you also notice her dark almost matt like appearance and her sharp spikes which will help keep her safe from any predators.
This species like most Polyrhachis they are aboreal and due to their size, they tend to be slower growing than other species. They tend to nest in forest of jungle areas in the wild using their larvae to weave nests.
A species high in demand for obvious reason sheer size and unique look and they are weavers of course!
Keeping difficulty: Intermediate (kept at least 1 or more exotic species)
Colony form: Monogyne
Queen size: 14-15mm Matt black coloration
Worker’s size: 8-12mm Similar coloration to the queen
Food: honey water and insects
Temp: 24-28°C
Humidity: 30-50%
Founding: semi-clasutral with feeding
Colony size: 1-400 workers
Hibernation: No (They would benefit from 6-week diapause from October to March)
Live arrival guarantee:
We guarantee the live arrival of your Queen they come well packed in our jiffy bags which have two-sided padding as well as an additional layer of bubble wrap around our test tubes. We are the only company in the United Kingdom to offer our live arrival guarantee of your queen as well as an additional 14-day guarantee if the colony if kept in the original test tube for all our European species. Why do we do this? We are confident with our colony’s health and our packaging process as well as our care guides, we also believe in our customers and making sure they have a good ant keeping experience.
Live arrival guarantee we ensure the live arrival of the queen only upon delivery contact us within 24 hours of receiving the Queen dead on arrival with a picture of the dead queen and the original workers. DO NOT TRANSFER THE DEAD QUEEN OR WORKERS TO A NEST AS THIS VOIDS YOUR WARRNTY. For our additional 14-day guarantee for European species the Queen and workers must be kept in the original test tube sealed with the cotton and care sheet instructions followed if you want to keep this additional guarantee do not transfer to a nest or your warranty is VOIDED (we recommend you keep the 14-day warranty).
We have no control over the environment outside the test tube and have no influence in the conditions the responsibility once placed outside the test tube within the 14-day period the responsibility is with the buyer. 9 times out of 10 colonies die in the nest due to lack of water access, food, temperature, oxygen, or stress due to vibrations or exposure to excess light. If your colony does fail inside a nest contact us, we can advise what went wrong but it is up to you to buy another ant colony, you will succeed but sometimes it does not work the first time. Research is key to success with ant keeping and follow our guides.
