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Camponotus nicobarensis

Scientific name: Camponotus nicobarensis
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Distribution area: Southeast Asia
Ant color: brownish reddish
Difficulty level: 2/5
Queen size: 15-16 mm
Worker size: 5-7 mm
Soldier size: 9-13 mm
Temperature: 25 to 30 degrees
Optimal temperature: 27-29 degrees
Nest humidity: 50 to 70%
Outside world humidity: 30 to 50%
Hilf-dormancy: none
Growth rate: 4/5
Reach number of workers: +- 10,000
Subfamily: Formicinae
Establishment: claustral
Colony formation: polygynous (can have multiple queens per nest)

Care:
Diet: insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, dubia cockroaches. Sugars such as beetle jelly, byFormica sunburst ant nectar, honeydew, etc.
Food requirements: high.
Number of workers to a nest: from +- 25 workers to a small nest.
Recommended nest type: AntLab Fusion Nest, plaster, 3D, acrylic, wood, ant plant.

Care:
Camponotus nicobarensis is relatively easy to care for. They love sugars and readily consume them. Provide the colony with the right conditions, and they will grow into a beautiful colony.

Difficulty level

2 / 5

Growth rate

4 / 5

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Buy Camponotus nicobarensis

You could decide to buy a Camponotus fedtschenkoi, or you could choose a Camponotus nocobarensis. With the latter group of ants, you're buying an ant native to Asia. These ants are considered very active and fast-growing. They also don't hibernate and are known for their exceptional behavior. What more could you ask for as an ant enthusiast?

Lover of the medium sized giant ant

Buying a Camponotus nicobarensis means you're a fan of a medium-sized, giant ant. It's an easy-to-care-for ant with a striking reddish-orange color. That alone makes it a striking ant and, above all, a beautiful one. If you decide to buy a Camponotus nicobarensis, you're not only buying a beautiful ant, but also a very active one.

Camponotus nicobarensis

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

The ant is a tropical species. It thrives best at temperatures with a humidity of between 50 and 70 percent in the nesting area. The great thing about ants—the great thing about buying a Camponotus nicobarensis—is that they are very active year-round. They don't hibernate. This also means something else: colonies can grow faster than the average ant species that hibernates.

You will really enjoy this ant species for a very long time

Another remarkable fact is that the queen of this ant species can live up to 25 years. This means you can enjoy this ant species for a very long time. Ideal, therefore, if you're planning to start your own colony. The queen of this ant species can reach a length of between 15 and 16 millimeters. The workers, on the other hand, remain smaller, with lengths ranging between 6 and 12 millimeters. This makes the workers somewhat larger than the average worker bees of other ant colonies.

So, a great idea to buy a Camponotus nicobarensis

The ant colony is anything but difficult. On the contrary. They also make no fuss when it comes to food. They thrive on honey, syrup, sugar water, honeydew, and insects, just like many other ant species. With this ant, you're buying a uniquely colored ant with exemplary behavior. What's more, you'll enjoy it for years to come. What more could you ask for?

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