Camponotus festai

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Number of workers

SKU: AOTA55 Category: Ants Tags: ant, Ant Atlas, ant colony, ant on top, antontop, ants, Atlas de hormigas, Atlas Mrówek, book, Camponotus aethiops, Camponotus arnoldinus, Crematogaster senegalensis, Queen of ants

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Description

Camponotus festai is a monogynous ant species with a colony size of up to 10,000 workers. They have a fast development speed and have different sizes within their colony, with queens measuring 17-19 mm, workers measuring 5-9 mm, and majors measuring 10-17 mm. The ants have a uniform red-brown color on their mesosoma and legs, with a lighter head and belly. Their diet consists of food insects such as cockroaches and crickets.

Additional information

Behavior	Moderate
Difficulty in breeding	For begginers
Origin	Near East
The size of ants	Large
Wintering	No Wintering

Description

Camponotus festai

Colony Type: Monogyny
Colony Size: Up to 10,000 workers
Development Speed: Fast

Size

Queen: 16-18 mm
Workers: 5-9 mm
Majors: 10-17 mm

The coloration of Camponotus festai is particularly striking. The mesosoma and legs in majors and smaller workers are uniformly red-brown, which is always lighter than the black to dark brown head and belly.

Nutrition

Food insects (such as cockroaches and crickets) dead, or live if colony is big
Syrup (a mixture of water and honey or sugar, with a ratio of 3 water:1)
Fruits and vegetables
Jelly
Cooked chicken without salt, shrimps
Honey

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Temperature and Humidity

Humidity: 50-60% in the nest and 30-50% in the arena
Temperature: Arena: 23-30 °C, Nest: 24-28 °C

Special Features

Camponotus festai is known for their strong defense of the nest and their inability to tolerate invasion. The soldiers of this species are fast and possess powerful and sharp mandibles that can easily gnaw through the skin.