Latin Name: |
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Camponotus lateralis |
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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Southeurope |
Habitat: |
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open forests- and forestedges, sometimes under stones |
Colonyform: |
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monogyne |
Queen: |
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Size: 8,5 - 10mm Colour: shiny black with a red head |
Worker: |
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Size: 4 - 7mm Colour: shiny black with a red head, polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers) |
Soldier: |
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not present |
Males: |
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Size: 5 - 7mm 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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yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C (has an endogenic Biorhythm) |
Nestform: |
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Build their nest in dead wood, dry branches |
Kind of Formicaria: |
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Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
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 lateralis is an arboreal antspecies from Southeurope. The majorworkers are often used as foodstorage. They live mainly in deadwood and are often found in a parabiotic connection with Crematogaster scutellaris. |
Development: |
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matingflight: on warm days from May to April
founding: claustral (without feeding) , Colonylifespan 5 - 8 years
colonysize: small colonies with mostly not more than 50 to 100 workers |
Quantity: |
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one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
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