Camponotus cinctellus

A beautiful golden shiny Ant from Africa.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Size: Queen: 14 mm
• Distribution: East Africa
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 26 - 30 °C (very hot)
• Humidity: dry (veld)

Camponotus detritus

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Camponotus fellah

This is a beautifully colored, vibrant ant species. Remarkable are apart from the color the elongated heads of the workers.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Middle east, Northern Africa
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical
• Nest building: Soil nests, between stones
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

Camponotus fulvopilosus

This is a beautifully colored Camponotus species from southern Africa, which also stands out due to its exceptional behavior. This species lives in steppes and semi-deserts, which is why it's not difficult to keep in captivitiy. A noticeable characteristic is the good eyesight and its impressive size.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae
• Origin: Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
• Color: black, gaster with dense orange hairs, sometimes interrupted by median bare patches
• Size: Queen: about 17 - 18 mm / Minor: about 9 - 10 mm / Media: about 11 - 14 mm / Major: about 15 - 19 mm
• Dormant phase: in nature from June to end of August, temperatures up to +7 °C at night, up to 20 °C during the day
• Nutrition: honey/sugar water and insects
• Temperature: from warm to very hot: about 24 - 34 °C
• Soil conditions: sandy/rocky soil
• Nest building: porous concrete, plaster or soil nests
• Planting: typical plants of arid areas
• Specifics: very colourful and good eyesight

Camponotus maculatus

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Central Africa
• Color: small ants are yellow till brown, majors are marmorate
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Climate: tropical (moist)
• Nest building: Soil nests, between stones
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy
• Specifics: Builds "half" calderas (one sided)

Camponotus sp.

• Taxonomy: Family: Formicinae
• Origin: Africa , Kenya
• Habitat: steppes and semi-deserts
• Color: Black
• Size: similar to our native Camponotus ligniperdus , long-legged
• Food: honey / sugar water and insects
• Temperature: warm to hot (24 - 34 °C)
• Soil: sandy- rocky ground
• Nest building: aerated concrete , plaster or Soil nests
• Planting: typical steppe vegetation
• Highlights: Very striking coloration and good eyesight , eye-catching leggy similar to the movements of the known Cataglyphis

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Camponotus sp. "Africa"

An evolutionary curiosity: This Camponotus mimics the physique of Tetraponera species living in the same habitat. Not only the body, even the nests and the extraordinary sense of sight this Formicinaes corresponds to the Tetraponera. Just like the Pseudomyrmecinaes it is primarily visually oriented and nests in hollow branches.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae
• Distribution: Eastern Africa
• Habitat: Veld and semidesert
• Color: orange/yellow
• Nutrition: Honey-/sugarwater, insects, spiders, other small animals
• Temperature: warm to hot, 24 - 34 °C
• Nesting: hollow branchlets (elder, blackberry,  buddleia)
• Planting: typical veld vegetation
• Specifics: polymorph, noticeable cloring, good visual orientation

Camponotus sp. "Africa"

Various Camponotus species of East Africa.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Size: Queen: 10 - 12 mm
• Distribution: East Africa
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 26 - 30 °C (very hot)
• Humidity: dry (veld)

Camponotus spec.

A very nice Camponotus sp. from Africa. This ant is in contrast to many other diurnal Camponotus and very nice to watch species. She lives in hollow branches or twigs and needs a very warm and dry environment. Access to drinking water, however, must be ensured. The food is quite easy with honey or sugar water and various insects.

The colony offered here includes approximately 800 - 1200 workers and comes with the pictured Korkästen. In the colony now also sex animals are used.

     Taxonomy: Family Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
     Size: Queen: 10 - 12 mm, the workers: 5 - -10mm
     Color: matte black
     Range: East Africa
     Food: Honey or sugar water and insects
     Hibernation: No
     Temperature: 26 - 30 ° C (very hot)
     Humidity: dry (desert)
     Habitat: hollow branches, twigs

Camponotus storeatus

This is a beautifully coloured Camponotus species from the southern parts of Africa, which also stands out due to its exceptional behavior. This species lives in steppes and semi-deserts, which is why it's not difficult to keep in captivitiy. A noticeable characteristic is the good eyesight and its impressive size.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae
• Origin: South Africa
• Colour: dark red, gaster with dense cream-colored hairs, sometimes interrupted by median bare patches
• Size: Queen: about 17 - 18 mm / Minor: about 9 - 10 mm / Media: about 11 - 14 mm / Major: about 15 - 19 mm
• Dormant phase: in nature from June to end of August, temperatures up to +7 °C at night, up to 20 °C during the day
• Nutrition: honey/sugar water and insects
• Temperature: from warm to very hot: about 24 - 34 °C
• Soil conditions: sandy/rocky soil
• Nest building: porous concrete, plaster or soil nests
• Planting: typical plants of arid areas
• Specifics: very colourful and good eyesight

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Cataglyphis sp.

The kinds of the type Cataglyphis are exclusively ground inhabitants. In adaptation to their way of life as a ground hunter they have nearly lost the ability to climb up at plain surfaces like panes of glass. They do this only under the greatest efforts and undertake such excursion only at food storage, at concerns or lack of space. As an inhabitant of subtropic areas this ant needs a rest, like the hibernation of local kinds. A cool down of the terrarium on 15 to 18 degrees for 1 to 2 months in the winter is enough to interrupt the brood activity and to give the colony time to regenerate. Also offer enough fodder in the form of carbohydrates now.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Formicini
• Distribution:  north africa
• Characteristics: very polymorph
• Appearence of the queen: head and thoraxand abdomen matt black, bottom side of the abdomen shiny black, very long legs
• Appearance of the workers: Head and thorax and abdomen matt black, bottom side of the abdomen shiny black, very long legs
• Size: Queen about 16 mm, Workers: 6 - 16 mm
• Breed-time: fast (4 - 6 weeks)
• Nest building: soil nests
• Nutrition: living insects self-hunted, also fresh-dead insects and other invertebrates, honey- and sugar water, always fresh water in a drank. (The kind is not excessively demanding, but needs, sufficient care and constant supplies of animal protein during the summer period)
• Temperature: warm (25 - 30 °C), in the deeper nest area there should be cooler areas.
• Air humidity: in the deeper nest area there should be areas with higher air humidity. besides dry, occasional spraying of the runout area with water.
• Number of basins: 1 basin is adequate, but with a base as lage as possible.
• Dimensions of basin: at least 40 x 30 x 30 cm (depending of colony-size), with a possibility to clean up the nest
• Soil conditions: sand, loam, stones. Design the fittings from steppes to dessert-like, some dry branches increase the runout surface.
• Planting: Plantation with mediterranean plants is advantageous. Hydrocultures with havy little stones are advisable, because for the big and strong ants it is impossible then to put on twig nests in the damp root area.
• Accessories: an infrared heating lamp for heating the nest. Terrarium lighting with clock timer. 
• Keeping level: middle

Cataglyphis sp. 1

 

Very fortified aggressive ant species with good sight. It is a long-legged and fast moving ant species. They almost can't climb glass panes.

• Taxonomy: Formicinae
• Color: black, shiny
• Characteristics: strong polymorph
• Size:4 - 8 mm
• Distribution: north africa
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: Yes (slight)
• Temperature: 20 - 35 °C (summer, outside the nest)
• Nest building: Build their nest deep in soil, creates calderas
• Planting: steppe like
• Class: medium

 

 

Cataglyphis sp. 2

 

Very fortified aggressive ant species with good sight. It is a long-legged and fast moving ant species. They almost can't climb glass panes.

• Taxonomy: Formicinae
• Color: red-black, shiny
• Characteristics: polymorph
• Size:4 - 8 mm
• Distribution: north africa, mountains
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: Yes (slight)
• Temperature: 20 - 35 °C (summer, outside the nest)
• Nest building: Build their nest deep in soil, creates calderas
• Planting: steppe like
• Class: medium

 

Cataglyphis sp. 3

 

Very fortified aggressive ant species with good sight. It is a long-legged and fast moving ant species. They almost can't climb glass panes.

• Taxonomy: Formicinae
• Color: red-black
• Characteristics: polymorph
• Size: 6 - 12mm
• Distribution: north africa
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: Yes (slight)
• Temperature: 20 - 35 °C (summer, outside the nest)
• Nest building: Build their nest deep in soil, creates calderas
• Planting: steppe like
• Class: medium

 

Cataulacus sp.

• Family: Formicidae
• Subfamily: Myrmicinae
• Genus: Cataulacus
• Origin: Central Africa
• Size: 3-5 mm
• Color: black

These ants live in hollow thin branches (eg elderberry branches). On a low humidity must be ensured. The temperatures should be due to the origin of ants at 26-28 degrees. Recommended here is the use of a heat radiator. The diet is quite easy with sugar or honey water and various insects. The behavior and the way of life he Cataulacus from Africa resemble the Cephalotes from Asia. A beautiful example of convergent evolution.