Camponotus maculatus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus maculatus |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Africa, Greece, Middleeast |
| Habitat: |  |
prefers savanne and dry forest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne, rarely oligogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 15 - 18mm Colour: Head and Gaster black, Thorax yellow to reddishyellow, Gaster with yellow dots or stripes |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 8 - 16mm Colour: Head darkbrown to black; Thorax yellow, Gaster black with yellow dots or stripes, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 8 - 11mm Colour: yellow to reddish yellow, slim |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil often under stones also under rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Forest- and Savannaareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Leafes |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus maculatus 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. There activity maxima lay in the evening and night. |
| 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 |