Rhytidoponera metallica (Green Head Ant)
 Metallic ants (green-headed ants)
 Breeding level: Easy
 Distribution: East Australia, Tasmania
 Habitat: Sclerophyll
 Colony type: single queen, multi-queen
 Queen: Size (8mm) Color (Metallic Purple)
 Worker: Size (4 ~ 4.5mm) Color (Metallic Purple) Skinny
 Male: Color (Metallic Purple)
 Soldier Ali: None
 Food: Nectar food, fruits, small crickets, flies, collembolan, mealworms,
 Fat seeds like hornworms and violas
 Humidity: Feeding area (30-60%) Nest (50-80%)
 Temperature: Feeding area (21 ~ 30 ℃) Nest (24 ~ 28 ℃)
 Hibernation: None
 Early Colony: The Queen needs food to make workers.
 Others: Easy to breed as you can't climb slippery surfaces like glass. The head and torso are metallic green, and the buttocks are metallic purple, which is very beautiful when reflected by light.