Camponotus singularis
67,14 €
Keeping level 2 – Risk level 2
Size: L – XL
| Lat. Name: |  |
Camponotus singularis |
| Common Name: |  |
– |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping level: |  |
(2) higher requirements towards climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitat: |  |
tropical rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 17 – 20mm Colour: black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 11 – 19mm Colour: black, head red, polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Male: |  |
Size: – Colour: – |
| Food: |  |
Honeywater, insects e.g. Dipterans like flies, mosquitos |
| Humidity: |  |
Arena: 50 – 70% Nestpart: 50 – 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 – 35°C Nestpart: 24 – 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
No |
| Nest type: | Build their nest in soil | |
| Formicarium type: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicarium size: |  |
Size: L – XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical rainforest with moss and tropical plants e.g passiflora |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, leaf litter |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus singularis is a beautiful Asian ant that shows high activity and an interesting recruitment behavior. They are mainly nocturnal foragers but as a result of the usually lower light emission in human flats they also show activity during the day. They develop quickly and have impressive major workers. |
| Development: |  |
Nuptial flight: with the begining of the rain season founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: up to a few 1000 individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Web links: |  |
– Forum |
| Weight | 0,0700 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 16,00 × 1,60 × 1,60 cm |
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