Camponotus quadrinotatus

Camponotus quadrinotatus

Colony type: Monogyny
Colony size: up to 1000 w.
Development rate: medium

Size:
Queen: 7-9 mm
Workers: 3-5 mm
Majorów: 4 - 6 mm
Color: black with dots.

Nutrition: Food insects (Cockroaches, crickets), Syrup (Water / Honey with water (ratio 4: 1/3: 1/2: 1)), fruit, vegetables, jelly, cooked chicken without salt.

Arena humidity: 50-60%, nests: 60-80%
Arena temperature: 21–28 ° C, nests: 20–24 ° C

A feature of the species: Black, shiny, with longitudinal light spots on the first and second sections of the abdomen. Two stains on each side. It lives in fir and cedar-deciduous forests. It nests in hollows of living trees, usually high in the treetops.

Recommended nests for breeding: acrylic, cork, plaster, aerated concrete.