Myrmecocystus navajo

Name: Myrmecocystus navajo
Origin: California, Arizona, New Mexico to Mexico
Queen: approx. 8-9mm
Workers: approx. 3-4mm
Founding: claustral
Colony type: monogyn
Food: carbohydrates (e.g. honey, sugar water, agave syrup), proteins (e.g. flies, cockroaches, crickets)
Humidity:
• Arena: 30 – 50%
• Nest: 50 – 70%
Temperature:
• Arena: 22 – 34°C
• Nest: 24 – 32°C
Hibernation: yes and no, it depends on where they were caught.
Nest types: Ytong, plaster or sand-loam nests are particularly suitable
Colony size: approx. 1,000