Camponotus aethiops
16,72 €
Keeping level 1
Size: M – L
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus aethiops |
| Trivialname: |  |
– |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeurope up to Caucasia |
| Habitat: |  |
high Xerothermic in dry grassland and on Lime stone |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 12 – 13mm Colour: shiny black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5 – 10mm Colour: shiny black extremely polymorph( Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 6mm 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: |  |
December to February at 12-15°C (has an endogenic biorhythm) |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil sometimes under large Stones |
| 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 Forest- and Mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus aethiops is a very xerothermic ant from southeurope. It’s on the “red list” in many places. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: on warm days from June ro September in the afternoon, founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: a few 100 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
– Forum |
| Weight | 0,0300 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 16,00 × 1,60 × 1,60 cm |
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