Camponotus variegatus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus variegatus |
| Trivialname: |  |
Hawaiian carpenter ant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) higher requirements towards climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia, Hawaii |
| Habitat: |  |
tropical rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12 - 13mm Colour: yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on their gaster |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5 - 12,5mm Colour: yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on their gaster, polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 24 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in dead and rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to rainforest with moss and tropical plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, leave litter |
| Description: |  |
These ants are beautiful big ants from southeast Asia. The are mainly nocturnal and forage at night for small insects and honeydew. They often walk in small groups and react very aggressive against intruders. They can intrude wooden material inside house so a good escape prevention is nessecary. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: claustral (without feeding) development: egg to larvae 20 days, larvae to pupae 28 days, pupae to imago 22 days colonysize: up to a few 1000 individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |