Camponotus cf. femoratus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus cf. femoratus |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southamerica |
| Habitate: |  |
moderate Rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monognye |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12mm Colour: black with silver hair on their body, legs reddish |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 4 - 11mm Colour: black with silver hair on their body, legs reddish |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 20 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil, under rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster, Digfix |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical Rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
tropical rainforest with different epiphyts and more |
| Description: |  |
Campontus cf. femoratus is a beautiful antspecie from Southamerica. They are very common and can often be seen togehter with Crematogaster. Together with Crematogaster carinata they build large Antgarden with different Epiphyts and are important for spreading these plants. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: claustral colonysize: a few 100 individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |