Camponotus cf. brevis
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus cf. brevis |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guayana, Panama, Venezuela |
| Habitate: |  |
Low shrubby vegetation, open low land forest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 6 - 7mm Colour: black with a bicolored yellow - reddish head |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3,6 - 7mm Colour: black with a bicolored yellow - reddish head |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 3,6 - 4mm Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 20 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in dead stems, somestimes on the ground |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam, cork Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical Rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
tropical rainforest with different epiphyts and more |
| Description: |  |
Campontus cf. brevis is very common the lowland of southamerica. They live in dead stems and sometimes on the ground. They are diurnal forgagers and can sometimes be seen sharng their nesting sites with Azteca spec. . They have a black body with a smooth bicolored yellow - reddish head. |
| 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 |