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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, morio 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
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.
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