name: Camponotus herculeanushomeland: Central Europe (everywhere in Germany from the plains to the mountains, in sunny locations)caste: Majors and minorsappearence of the queen: Colour: black; chest: brownappearence of the workers: Colour: red-black; chest: brownnest building: Build their nest under wood with greater underground areas; also only soil nestsnutrition: Honeywater or insectstemperature: Kind of tough (room temperature). In the nature they keep hybernation (Should be seasoned during the winter at cool places)air humidity: Moderate climatenumber of basins: 1 basin is adequatedimension of the basin: At least 60x30x30 cm (adjust to the colony size)soil conditions: Sand, humusplanting: Similary to the forest or mountains with branches, roots, moosaccessories: Lamp, radiant heaterlevel: For beginnershipping info: No shipping by temperatures over 30°Cspecifics: Camponotus belongs to the biggest ants in europe. Very fortified! They attak humans only by nestdisruption. Shows aktivity by day and night (diurnal and nocturnal). They build nests preferably under wood or stones. A radiant heating should heat sometimes a stone or an angle of the antfarm.quantity: one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development)
