Latin Name: |
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Camponotus fellah |
Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
Keeping Level: |
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(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
Distribution: |
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Northafrica |
Habitat: |
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prefers savanah and semi - desert |
Colonyform: |
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monogyne, rarely oligogyne |
Queen: |
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Size: 17 - 19mm Colour: black; Gaster/ Legs: reddish brown |
Worker: |
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Size: 7 - 18mm Colour: black; Gaster/ Legs: reddish brown, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
![](images/icons/ants/maennchen.jpg) |
Size: 8 - 12mm Colour: black , slim |
Nutrition |
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Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
Airhumidity: |
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Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
Temperature: |
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Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
Hibernation: |
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no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause |
Nestform: |
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Build their nest soil |
Kind of Formicaria: |
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest |
Formicaria size: |
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Size: M - L |
Substrate: |
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Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
Planting: |
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similar to Forest- and Mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants |
Decoration: |
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Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, |
Description: |
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Camponotus fellah is one of the largest ants in Africa and shows high activity outside the nest and during foraging. They are very aggressive against other ants and Nestdisturbance. |
Development: |
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matingflight: on warm days March to April
founding: claustral (without feeding) but also Pleometrosis or Adoptions are possible.
from Egg to adult worker approx. 6 - 8 Weeks (Egg to Larvae: approx. 10 -14 days, Larvae to Pupae: approx. 12 -17 days, Pupae to worker :approx. 21 - 30 days, depending on temperature).
The main time of activity is between april to september.The lifespan of the queen can be up to 29 years and more.
colonysize: up to 10.000 Individuals |
Quantity: |
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one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
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- Forum
- Reference |