Product dimensions: 16 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Package dimensions: 18 x 13.5 x 5.5 cm
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name: Camponotus herculeanus
homeland: Central Europe (everywhere in Germany from the plains to the mountains, in sunny locations)
caste: Majors and minors
appearence of the queen: Colour: black; chest: brown
appearence of the workers: Colour: red-black; chest: brown
nest building: Build their nest under wood with greater underground areas; also only soil nests
nutrition: Honeywater or insects
temperature: Kind of tough (room temperature). In the nature they keep hybernation (Should be seasoned during the winter at cool places)
air humidity: Moderate climate
number of basins: 1 basin is adequate
dimension of the basin: At least 60x30x30 cm (adjust to the colony size)
soil conditions: Sand, humus
planting: Similary to the forest or mountains with branches, roots, moos
accessories: Lamp, radiant heater
level: For beginner
shipping info: No shipping by temperatures over 30°C
specifics: 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)
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