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Camponotus cinctellus

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Camponotus cinctellus is a beautiful African gold shining ant. They love sugars very much and grow very fast!

Scientific name : Camponotus cinctellus

Common name : Shiny sugar ant

Distribution area : Africa

Color of the ant : shiny black goldish

Difficulty: 2/5

Queen size : 15-16 mm

Worker size : 4-10 mm

Soldier size : 10-13 mm

Temperature : 25 to 28 degrees

Optimal temperature : 26-27 degrees

nest humidity : 50 to 70%

humidity outside world : 40 to 70%

Winter dormancy : none

Growth rate: 4/5

Grow to a number of workers: +-10,000

Subfamily : Formicinae

Foundation : claustral

Colony formation : monogynous (can have 1 queen per nest)

Care:

Food : insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, dubias. Sugars such as beetlejelly, byFormica sunburst ant nectar, honeydew etc.

Food needs : high

From how many workers to a nest : from +- 25 workers to a small nest

Recommended nest type : AntLab Fusion Nest, plaster, 3D nest

Care :
Camponotus cinctellus is fairly easy to care for, they love sugar very much and accept it eagerly. Give the colony the right conditions and they will grow into a beautiful colony.

Difficulty

2 / 5

Growth rate

4 / 5

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with camponotus cinctellus, you buy an ant that comes from Africa. The ant is considered very active and fast growing. Moreover, they do not hibernate and are notable for their excellent behavior. As an ant lover, what more could you wish for?

Lover of a big giant ant

Buying a camponotus cinctellus means that you are a lover of a medium-sized giant ant. This is an easy to keep ant that is strikingly glossy black in color with a golden glow. That alone makes it a striking ant and, above all, a beautiful ant. If you decide to buy the camponotus cinctellus, you are not only buying a beautiful ant, but also a very active ant.

The ants are very active almost all year round; they do not hibernate

This ant develops best at a high temperature with a humidity of between 50 and 70 percent in the nest area. The great thing about ants The great thing about buying a camponotus cinctellus is that the ants are very active almost all year round. They do not hibernate.

You will enjoy this ant species for a very long time

What is also special is the fact that the queen of this ant species can live up to 20 years. This also means that you can enjoy this ant species for a very long time. Ideal if you have plans to start your own colony. The length of the queen of this ant species can be between 15 and 16 millimeters. The workers, on the other hand, remain smaller with lengths varying between 4 and 13 millimeters. This makes the workers somewhat larger than the average workers of other ant colonies.

Great idea, buy a camponotus cinctellus

The ant people are anything but difficult. On the contrary. They also don't make it difficult for you when it comes to nutrition. They do well on sunburst ant nectar, pouring syrup, sugar water, honeydew and insects. Just as applies to many other ant species. With this ant you buy a special colored ant with exemplary behavior. Moreover, you will enjoy it for years to come. What more could you wish for?