Camponotus claripes
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus claripes |
| Trivialname: |  |
Pale Legged Sugar Ant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Australia |
| Habitat: |  |
open spaces, urban parks, Sclerophyllforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 10 - 12mm Colour: black; legs yellow to reddish yellow |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 4 - 10mm Colour: black, legs yellow to reddish yellow, polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos; fruits |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 20 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 26°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, endogenic Biorhythm cause a diapause from July to september |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in Soil sometimes under Stones and rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand- Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Meadowareas, grass and succulents like Crassulaceae, Euphorbiaceae |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Stones |
| Description: |  |
These are very common, variable and shy ants. They form only small colonies of rarely more then 100 worker. They prefer sunexposed dry places. Their major- worker are able to become replets. As |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: up to 100 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |