klasifikasi semut rangrang
penyebaran semut rangrang
(semut) rangrang atau kerangga (oecophylla) adalah semut berukuran agak besar yang dikenal memiliki kemampuan tinggi dalam membentuk anyaman untuk sarangnya.
dalam bahasa inggris ia disebut weaver ant atau "semut penganyam".
rangrang sebagaimana banyak semut lain adalah serangga sosial dan membentuk koloni.
koloni rangrang dapat sangat tinggi populasinya.
di dunia dikenal dua jenis rangrang yang masih menyintas.
sisanya ditemukan dalam bentuk fosil.
jenis pertama adalah rangrang asia (o. smaragdina) yang tersebar luas dari pakistan sampai australia bagian utara dan rangrang afrika (o. longinoda) yang menghuni kawasan tropis di afrika.
serangga ini bersifat teritorial (menjaga tempat hidupnya) dan bertemperamen "galak".
rangrang tidak segan-segan menyerang apa pun yang mendekati kawasan aktivitasnya.
karena perilaku ini, banyak pemilik pohon buah di asia tenggara memanfaatkannya untuk menjaga buah yang mulai ranum.
selain sebagai penjaga, rangrang dimanfaatkan manusia sebagai sumber pakan burung berkicau peliharaan.
larvanya dikenal sebagai kroto dan disukai oleh burung pemakan serangga.
kroto merupakan komoditas perdagangan sekunder sebagai tambahan penghasilan petani.
fase perkembangan semut rangrang
kroto super memiliki fase bertelur yang terkondusif atau terprogram.
tahap pertumbuhan di mulai dari telur, larva, pupa hingga menjadi semut dewasa.
secara keseluruhan, dari telur menuju semut dewasa berlangsung sekitar 30 hari.
adapun detail proses dari telur sampai dewasa :
telur ke larva = 7 hari
larva ke pupa = 14 hari
pupa ke semut dewasa = 9 hari
dalam fase bertelur, telur semut rang-rang juga memiliki siklus perubahan telur menuju dewasa.
berikut detailnya dari siklus telur menuju dewasa :
ratu akan menghasilkan telur yang akan berubah menjadi , larva dan pupa. masa perunbahan ini memerlukan waktu 21 hari.
selanjutnya pupa akan berubah menjadi semut yaitu semut pekerja, semut pejantan dan semut ratu. proses pupa menuju semut ini memerlukan waktu 9 hari.
jenis-jenis semut rangrang
ratu semut kroto
ratu semut kroto merupakan pusat dari sumua koloni semut kroto.
dalam setiap koloni semut kroto sudah di pastikan memiliki ratu semut.
berikut ciri-ciri ratu semut kroto:
ratu semut kroto berukuran 20-25 mm
memiliki warna hijau atau coklat
ratu semut kroto memiliki perut yang besar
ketika belum kawin, ratu semut kroto memiliki sayap
ratu semut kroto dapat di temui di lokasi yang aman dari gangguan
selalu berada pada daun yang masih segar
semut kroto jantan
semut kroto jantan adalah salah satu semut kroto yang memiliki daya hidup yang sangat singkat yaitu hanya mencapai satu minggu.
semut kroto jantan ini hanya bertugas membuahi ratu semut kroto saja.
setelah itu semut kroto jatan akan mati.
semut kroto jantan ini memiliki warna kehitam-hitaman.
semut kroto pekerja
banyak yang berpendapat bahwa semut kroto pekerja ini memiliki tipe semut kroto yang umum.
semut kroto pekerja ini mirip seperti semut-semut pada biasa yng sering kita jumpai.
berikut ciri umum semut kroto pekerja:
semut kroto pekerja memiliki warna orange
warta tidak dominan seperti ratu semut kroto yaitu hijau
memiliki ukuran tubuh antara 5-6 mm
semut kroto pekerja merupakan semut kroto yang mandul
selalu tinggal di dalam sarang
semut kroto pekerja merawat semut kroto yang masih muda
semut kroto prajurit
semut kroto prajurit memiliki tugas yang sangat vital.
dalam suatu koloni, semut kroto prajurit lah yang memiliki jumlah yang banyak.
adapun ciri semut kroto prajurit sebagai berikut:
semut kroto prajurit memiliki warna yang hampir sama dengan semut kroto pekerja.
semut kroto prajurit memiliki ukuran tubuh lebih besar dari semut kroto pekerja yaitu 8-10 mm
terdapat rahang dan gigi yang kuat pada semut kroto prajurit
semut kroto prajurit juga memiliki kaki yang kuat
semut kroto prajurit bertugas membangun dan menjaga sarang
sebagai penjaga lokasi dalam satu koloni semut kroto
memiliki ciri-ciri seperti :
tidak awet, atau tidak tahan lama.
dapat bertahan kurang lebih satu minggu.
terdiri dari calon bakalan semut betina yang mandul, baik yang berukuran kecil maupun besar.
memiliki ciri-ciri sebagai berikut :
kroto jenis ini juga tergolong tidak awet.
daya tahannya pun juga kurang lebih sekitar satu minggu.
kroto jenis ini merupakan kroto yang terdiri atas calon ratu semut dan juga semut pejantan.
memiliki ciri-ciri yaitu :
kroto ini tergolong mudah busuk.
namun mengandung protein tinggi yang digemari oleh burung kicauan.
umumnya hanya bertahan cuma satu hari.
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