Camponotus cf. nigriceps

Added on: 11/02/06
Article number: casp0002

Category: AntsAustralia

Camponotus nigriceps which is also known as "sugar ant" is a easy to keep Camponotus species from Australia.

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Distribution: Australia
• Color: black with red or yellow leggs and brown abdomen
• Size: Queen (with yellow leggs) about 19 - 22 mm, Queen (with red leggs) about 18 - 19 mm
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
• Hibernation: No (see climate)
• Climate: subtropics (moist)
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: This species nests in loamy ground
• Planting: nothing specific
• Level: easy

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Meranoplus sp.

Added on: 04/03/09
Article number: mesp0003

Category: AntsAustralia

• Taxonomy: Subfymily Myrmicinae, Tribe Meranoplini
• Distribution: South Asia
• Appearance of the workers: black with yellow abdomen
• Nest building: Soil nests (caldera), sunny
• Nutrition: Honeywater, insects, grains
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: Warm: 25 - 30 °C
• Climate: tropical
• Soil condition: sand, loam
• Specifics: The ants moves very slowly, because they are trusting in their chemical defence. Meranoplus is a strange looking ant because of their furry hair.

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