Crematogaster scutellaris
This is a beautiful colored red-black colored ants species of Southern Europe. This species often forage on long street to their feeding lots. On excitement they raises the gaster upwards similar to a scorpion to defend their attackers with their defense secretion.
- Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae
- Distribution: Southern Europe
- Color: shiny black with red head
- Size: Queen 7 -9 mm
- Nest building: Nests in death wood of trees.
- Nutrition: Honeywater, insects
- Soil condition: any, wood nests
- Level: easy
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Camponotus vagus
Camponotus vagus is a black, haired, strong and aggressive Camponotus species that can be found mainly in deadwood. This species is polymorph with size difference of up to 1 cm. This species can be found in clear forest, preferably pine forests.
- Taxonomy: Formicinae
- Distribution: Central- and South Europe
- Size: 6 - 16 mm
- Characteristics: Major- and Minor workers
- Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects and other small animals
- Colony size: large
- Hibernation: Yes
- Nest building: In deadwood, under stones
- Specifics: There are Major- and Minor workers
- Soil condition: forest floor
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- Currently not available more than 150 workers |
RENDERING: 32 ms, LOADING: ? ms
Article number: crsc0001
Category: Ants