Camponotus cf. nicobarensis

A multicolored Camponotus species from South-East Asia.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: South-East Asia
• Color: multicolored (brown, red, yellow)
• Size: 6 - 12 mm
• Characteristics: polymorph
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical (lowland)
• Nest building: Soilnests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
  

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Camponotus cf. singularis

• Distribution: Southeast Asia
• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Hibernation: No
• Color: black with red-brown head

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Camponotus festinus

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Characteristics: polymorph
• Color: light til darkbrown
• Size: up to 12mm
• Distribution: South-East Asia (Malaysia)
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water, crickets, flies
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 24 - 28 °C (tropical)
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: moist dead wood especially bamboo

Note: Shipping outside Germany in winter (November-March) only on own risk.

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Camponotus gigas

The largest ant of the world.

• Distribution: South-East Asia
• Nest building: wood nests (death wood)

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Camponotus habereri

Unique colored Camponotus species from East Asia.Even first workers do have the unique colored stripes of the Queen.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: East Asia
• Color: red with black-yellow striped abdomen
• Size: Workers: 0.8 - 1.3 cm, Queen: 1.6 cm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: subtropical (moist), Flatland
• Nest building: Wood nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Camponotus sericeus

This is a diurnal, conspicuous golden colored Camponotus species. It will be commonly called as Golden ant due to their golden pubescence on the gaster. Likes very sunny places, will forage alone or in small groups, will direct workers in tandem movement to food source or new nest.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: South Asia
• Color: black with golden abdomen
• Characteristics: haired abdomen, monogyne
• Size: Queen about 11 - 13 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No (see climate)
• Climate: Tropical
• Nest building: Soil nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Camponotus sp.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: South Asia
• Color: red with black abdomen
• Size: Queen about 11 - 13 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No (see climate)
• Climate: tropical
• Nest building: Soil nests, half shaded places between grass and bushes
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
• Specifics: Builds "half" calderas (one sided)

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Camponotus sp.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Southern Asia
• Color: black
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: Tropical
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Camponotus sp.

This is a fast growing Camponotus species from Maledives which builds strong major workers in larger colonies.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Maldives
• Color: black
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No (see climate)
• Climate: tropical
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: This species nests in loamy ground
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Camponotus sp. "Asia meridionale"

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: South Asia
• Color: yellow-brown
• Size: Workers about 7 - 8 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical (moist)
• Nest building: Soil nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
• Specifics: Builds "half" calderas (one sided)

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Camponotus sp. "Thailandia"

Easy to keep Camponotus species from Thailand.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Origin: Thailand
• Color: red-brown head, dark thorax and reddish-brown abdomen (Color may vary depending on the size of the worker)
• Size: Workers: 0.8 - 1.3 cm, Queen: 1.6 cm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical (moist)
• Nest building: Wood nests
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
  

Note: Only available once because bought from private ants keeper.

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Camponotus sp. 6

A small Southeast Asian Camponotus species which nests in dry tree branches like our native Camponotus truncatus. Their major workers also closes the nests entries with their plug alike heads and they are even different colored as the normal workers. The Queen attracts attention with her silvery striped gaster. Some keeping notes: nest area shouldn't be kept too moist.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Southeast Asia
• Color: Major worker: black with red head, Queen: black with silvery striped gaster
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects and other small animals
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical (moist)
• Nest building: dry tree branches
• Level: easy

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