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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, morio worms, and dubia worms. 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
Camponotus cinctellus is relatively easy to care for; they love sugars and readily consume them. Provide the right conditions, and they will grow into a beautiful colony.
