This is a diurnal, conspicuous golden colored Camponotus species. It will be commonly called as Golden ant due to their golden pubescence on the gaster. Likes very sunny places, will forage alone or in small groups, will direct workers in tandem movement to food source or new nest.
* Taxonomy: Subfamily Formicinae, Tribe Camponotini
* Distribution: South Asia
* Color: black with golden gaster
* Characteristics: haired gaster, monogyne
* Size: Queen about 11 - 13 mm
* Nutrition: Honey- or sugar water and insects
* Hibernation: No (see climate)
* Climate: Tropical
* Nest building: Soil nests
* Planting: nothing specific
Golden Ants! I've wanted these since seeing them on a nature documentry a few years ago! these arent the completly gold ones, but they have a gold gaster and black head/thorax/legs
They will be replacing my doomed cataglyphis colony next week when the Queen arrives
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