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Camponotus cinctellus is a beautiful, golden, shiny African ant. They love sugar and grow very quickly!

Scientific name : Camponotus cinctellus

Dutch name : Shiny sugar ant

Distribution area : Africa

Ant color : shiny black goldish

Difficulty level: 2/5

Queen size : 15-16 mm

Size of worker : 4-10 mm

Size of soldier : 10-13 mm

Temperature : 25 to 28 degrees

Optimal temperature : 26-27 degrees

nest humidity : 50 to 70%

outside humidity : 40 to 70%

Winter rest : none

Growth rate: 4/5

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

Subfamily : Formicinae

Foundation : claustral

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

Care:

Food : Insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, and dubias. Sugars such as beetle jelly, Formica sunburst ant nectar, and honeydew.

Food requirement : high

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

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