Giant Bi-colored Honeypot Ants (M. mendax)

  Permitted States: Myrmecocystus mendax: California, Colorado, New Mexico,Nevada, Utah, Texas About Myrmecocystus mendax   American Species- Honey pots Temperature: Nest 75-85°f Outworld 75- 90°f Humidity: Nest 55- 80% Outworld 55- 80% Hibernation: No Diet: Water (at all times). Carbohydrates -byFormica ant nectar. Protein- like fresh-killed insects or other. Colony form: Monogyne (one queen per colony) Average 10,000 per colony. Founding Queen: Claustral (without feeding) Nest type: TarheelAnts Formicaria   Sizes: Approx: Queen- 16-17mm/ Worker- 6- 10mm   Bite/ Sting/ Formic acid: Spray Formic Acid   Description: Myrmecocystus mendax are a desert species from America. They're a very unique species of ant due to the way they produce repletes which are workers that are used as food storage. They fill their gasters up to a grape-like size with carbohydrates and hang upside down from the ceiling of their nest. Myrmecocystus mendax are one of the prettiest and rarest Myrmecocystus specie