Camponotus dalmaticus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus dalmaticus |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeurope |
| Habitat: |  |
open Forests and Forestedges, sometimes under stones |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 8,5 - 10mm Colour: shiny black with a red to black head |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 4 - 6mm Colour: shiny black with a red to black head, polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 5 - 7mm 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: |  |
yes, reducing the temperature for approx. 3 month to 15 - 18°C (has an endogenic Biorhythm) |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in dead wood, dry branches |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Kork, Weichholz Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Forest- and Mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus dalmaticus is an arboreal living antspecies from southeurope. The majorworkers are often used as foodstorage. The live mainly in deadwood and can often be found in a parabiotic connection with Crematogaster scutellaris. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: on warm days from May to April founding: claustral (without feeding) , Colonylifespan 5 - 8 years colonysize: small colonies with mostly not more than 50 to 100 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |