Latin Name: |
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Camponotus sanctus
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Trivialname: |
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Taxonomy: |
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Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
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Keeping Level: |
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(1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers |
Distribution: |
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Northafrica, Afghanistan, Greece, Iran, Israel, Turkey
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Habitat: |
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prefers savanah and semi - desert
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Colonyform: |
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monogyne
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Queen: |
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Size: 16 - 18mm Colour: black with yellow parts
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Worker: |
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Size: 7 - 16mm Colour: yellow to yellowish brown, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: 10mm Colour: - |
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%
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Temperature: |
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Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C
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Hibernation: |
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no but has an endogenic Biorhythm which causes a Diapause
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Nestform: |
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Build their nest soil |
Kind of Formicaria:
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plasternest
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Formicaria size: |
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Size: M - L
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Substrate: |
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Farm: Cork, Softwood Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
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Planting: |
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similar to Forest- and Mountainareas with moss, grass and other plants
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Decoration: |
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Branches, Roots, Treeneedels,
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Description: |
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Camponotus sanctus is a nice coloured ant from balkan and shows high activity outside the nest and during foraging. They are very aggressive against other ants and Nestdisturbance.
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Development: |
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matingflight: on warm days March to April
founding: claustral (without feeding)
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
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