Care Sheet: Harpegnathos venator

Harpegnathos venator, also known as jumping ants, is an incredible species with excellent vision that hunts by sight. Contrary to rumors, their care is not so complicated – they only need a regular supply of live insects and proper humidity to thrive.
Note: our Harpegnathos venator colonies have a true queen and not a gamergate (fertilized worker).

General Information:

Care level: Intermediate

Geographic distribution: Tropical Asia

Origin: Thailand

-Queen size: 15mm

-Worker size: 14mm

-Polygynous: yes

-Mature colony size: 500 workers

Care Information:

Humidity: 60-90%

Temperature: 20-27°C (ideal at 25°C)

Diapause: No, lowering the temperature to around 20°C during winter period is sufficient.

Nests: Any mineral-based nest (bamboo tubes, cellular concrete nest, reconstituted stone, etc.) or evaporation nests work very well. Avoid plastic nests at all costs.

Food: insects

The Harpegnathos venator colonies and queens we sell are all guaranteed 100% alive on arrival, with healthy brood and a clean test tube.

Discover what the colony you’re going to buy looks like on our YouTube channel.

Number of queens	1 queen, 1 injured queen (leg), 2 queens, 3 queens, 4 queens, 5 queens, 6 queens, 7 queens, 8 queens, 9 queens
Number of workers	0 workers, 1-3 workers, 3-6 workers, 4-8 workers, 5-10 workers, 6-12 workers, 10-20 workers, 15-30 workers, 25-50 workers, 30-60 workers, 40-80 workers, 50-100 workers, 100-150 workers, 100-200 workers, 150-200 workers

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