Camponotus floridanus
| Latin Name: |  |
Camponotus floridanus |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(1) easy to keep species |
| Distribution: |  |
Found primarily in Florida in the southeastern U.S. but also in adjacent states |
| Habitat: |  |
Subtropical wet forests, mangrove forests |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyn |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: orange to reddish brown |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 4 -13mm (polymorph) Colour: orange to reddish brown |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: reddish brown |
| Nutrition |  |
Honey water and insects e.g. flies,mosquitoes or small crickets, fruits |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 22 - 26°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
in the ground under wood, in dead wood, abandoned termite nests, under stones |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm with cork nest, Ytong/gypsum nest |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Cork, Ytong Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus |
| Planting: |  |
similar to subtropical forests |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, leaves, cocofiber, |
| Description: |  |
Camponotus floridanus is a particularly beautiful ant species from Florida, the southeastern part of the USA. Their colonies grow exceptionally fast for Camponotus species. It especially likes to nest in rotten tree stumps or dead wood. Like most Camponotus species, it is quite aggressive in defending its nests. They are found in almost all regions of Florida, even in areas heavily used by humans. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: Summer months from May after heavy rains founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: several thousand |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Reference |