Camponotus pennsylvanicus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
| Trivialname: |  |
eastern black carpenter ant |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) show higher requirements to climate and escape prevention |
| Distribution: |  |
Southern Canada to the Gulf Coast States |
| Habitate: |  |
woodland, urban parks |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 15 - 18mm Colour: dark brown to black, shiny, thorax bulky |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 6 - 14mm Colour: darkbrown to black, shiny with golden hairs on their gaster, polymorph |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, small crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, from october to march at 5 - 8°C (cooler) endogenic biorhythm |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in dead and living trees, rotten logs |
| Kind of Formicaria: |
 |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam, cork Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to pineforests |
| Decoration: |  |
Roots, Stones, Moss, Twigs, |
| Description: |  |
Campontus pennsylvanicus was the first nothamerican ant described ever. The are very common in the eastern parts of northamerica and a well known house ant causing much trouble in houses. They are also able to establish in european houses so a good escapeprvention is needed. They are very calm and show only low aggression. The forage day and night with a activity peak in the evening. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: May to july founding: claustral development: from egg to worker approx. 2 month colonysize: up to 3000 individuals, approx. 15 years |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |