Camponotus obscuripes
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus obscuripes |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners small colonies with 10 or more workers recommended |
| Distribution: |  |
China, Korea, Japan, Russia |
| Habitat: |  |
forest margins, closed forests |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 17 - 19mm Colour: Head, legs and gaster blackish brown, thorax reddish, bulky thorax |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 5 - 14mm Colour: Head, legs and gaster blackish brown, thorax reddish, polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, insects e.g. flies, mosquitos, small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from October to March at 5 - 8°C (cooler) |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in dead or rotten wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plasternest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, Humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to meadows with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, leaf litter |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus obscuripes is a large ant species from the cooler parts of Asia. They live in dead and rotten wood. They are very similar to our European Camponotus ligniperdus. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: May to August founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: a few 100 individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |