Species: Odontomachus erythrocephalus
 
Breeding difficulty: Easy
 
Castes: No
 
Size :
Queen: 11-12 millimeters
Workers: 9-10 millimeters
Type of foundation: Independent semi-claustral
 
Harvest location: Costa Rica
 
Number of gynes: Monogyne
 
Rearing temperatures: 26-28 degrees
 
Rearing humidity: 70-80%
 
Food: Insects
 
Hibernation: No
 
Type of colony: Resinated plaster, cellular concrete, reconstituted stone, terrarium
 
Description: Odontomachus erythrocephalus is a species called trap jaws ant in English. Its mandibles have numerous sensory hairs on their internal surfaces which when stimulated cause the mandibles to close.