Camponotus fellah
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus fellah |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Northafrica |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers savanah and semi - desert |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, rarely oligogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 17 - 19mm Colour: black; Gaster/ Legs: reddish brown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 7 - 18mm Colour: black; Gaster/ Legs: reddish brown, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 8 - 12mm Colour: black , slim |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest soil |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Forest- and Mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus fellah is one of the largest ants in Africa and shows high activity outside the nest and during foraging. They are very aggressive against other ants and Nestdisturbance. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: on warm days March to April founding: claustral (without feeding) but also Pleometrosis or Adoptions are possible. from Egg to adult worker approx. 6 - 8 Weeks (Egg to Larvae: approx. 10 -14 days, Larvae to Pupae: approx. 12 -17 days, Pupae to worker :approx. 21 - 30 days, depending on temperature). The main time of activity is between april to september.The lifespan of the queen can be up to 29 years and more. colonysize: up to 10.000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |