Camponotus piceus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus piceus |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Centraleurope, Southern Europe |
| Habitat: |  |
Xerothermous open habitats |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, rarely oligogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 7 - 9mm Colour: shiny black; chest: brown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 4 - 7mm Colour: shiny black, legs reddish |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: black , slim |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like flies or mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C (has an endogenic biorhythm) |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest soil |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to forest- and mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, treeneedels |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus piceus is a very rare ant and shy towards other ants. Through the proceeding loss of livingground they are on the German "Red List". |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: on warm days end of April to the beginning of July founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: small colonies with 100 to 200 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |