Latin Name: |
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Camponotus obscuripes
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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 small colonies with 10 or more workers recommended
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Distribution: |
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China, Korea, Japan, Russia
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Habitat: |
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forest margins, closed forests
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Colonyform: |
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monogyne
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Queen: |
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Size: 17 - 19mm Colour: Head, legs and gaster blackish brown, thorax reddish, bulky thorax
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Worker: |
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Size: 5 - 14mm Colour: Head, legs and gaster blackish brown, thorax reddish, polymorph |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: - Colour: -
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Nutrition |
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Honeywater, insects e.g. flies, mosquitos, small crickets
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Airhumidity: |
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Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70%
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Temperature: |
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Arena: 21 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C
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Hibernation: |
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yes, from October to March at 5 - 8°C (cooler)
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Nestform: |
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Build their nest in dead or rotten wood
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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: Sand-Loam, Humus Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, Humus
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Planting: |
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similar to meadows with moss, grass and other plants
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Decoration: |
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Branches, roots, leaf litter
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Description: |
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Camponotus obscuripes is a large ant species from the cooler parts of Asia. They live in dead and rotten wood. They are very similar to our European Camponotus ligniperdus.
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Development: |
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matingflight: May to August
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: a few 100 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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