Camponotus arnoldinus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus arnoldinus |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Southafrica |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers steppe, dry grassland |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, rarely oligogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 15 - 18mm Colour: Head and Gaster black, Thorax red to reddishyellow, |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 8 - 16mm Colour: Head darkbrown to black; Thorax red, Gaster black, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil often under stones also under rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Forest- and Savannaareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Leafes |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus arnoldinus. is one of the largest ants in Africa and shows high activity outside the nest and during foraging. They are very aggressive against other ants and Nestdisturbance. There activity maxima lay in the evening and night. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: - colonysize: - |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |