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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, dubia cockroaches. Sugars such as beetle jelly, byFormica sunburst and nectar, honeydew, etc.

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.