Camponotus vicinus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus vicinus |
| Trivialname: |  |
carpenter ant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) easy to keep but with higher requirements to escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southwestern Canada, western United States, western Mexico |
| Habitate: |  |
woodland, pine forest, grass prairie |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: head and thorax dark brown to black, shiny, thorax bulky |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 7 - 13mm Colour: head and gaster darkbrown to black, thorax yellowish to darkred, polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 8 - 11mm Colour: shiny black |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from october to february at 5 - 8°C (cooler) endogenic biorhythm |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in soil ofter under stones |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster, Digfix |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam, cork Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to pineforests |
| Decoration: |  |
Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, |
| Description: |  |
Campontus vicinus is very common ant in the western parts of north america. Is a imortant biological control agent predating many forest insect pest. It`s often sharing there nest with other ants like Monomorium, Myrmica, Lepthothorax or even Pogonomyrmex. They show low aggression agianst other ants foraging mainly nocturnal. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: late spring founding: claustral in pleometrosis development: approx. 11 weeks colonysize: up to 3000 individuals, approx. 15 years |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |