Camponotus spec.
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus spec. |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) |
| Distribution: |  |
South Africa |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers desert and savanne |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: ca. 13mm Colour: black shimmering, little hairy gaster |
| Worker: |  |
Size: minor workers ca. 6mm Colour: black shimmering, different sizes (polymorph) |
| Soldier: |  |
none |
| Males: |  |
Size: Colour: |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause from july to august |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil often under stones |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Desert- and Savannaareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Stones |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus spec. is an African Camponotus species with conspicious gloss and a pubescency gaster. It's foraging near-ground, frequently on herbaceous vegetation. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: unknown |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
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