Camponotus sp.

Added on: 11/02/06
Article number: casp0007

Category: AntsAsia

• 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 cf. nicobarensis

Added on: 05/15/09
Article number: cacf0001

Category: AntsAsia

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. irritans

Added on: 10/09/15
Article number: cacf0002

Category: AntsAsia

• Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
• Characteristics: polymorph, nocturnal
• Color: red brown, amber (contrasting color)
• Size: 7 up to 12mm
• Distribution: South-East Asia
• Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water, crickets, flies
• Hibernation: No
• Temperature: 24 - 28 °C (tropical)
• Humidity: Rain forest
• Nest building: dead wood only

This beautiful colored species is really easy to keep.

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