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Camponotus cruentatus is one of the largest European ant species, they have beautiful colors, are nice and bright, and are good at defending. In short, a very interesting species.
Specifications :
Scientific name: Camponotus cruentatus
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Distribution area: Southern Europe
Color of the ant: black with brown reddish
Difficulty level: 2.5/5
Queen size: 14-16 mm
Worker size: 6-13 mm
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Temperature: 23 to 25 degrees
Optimal temperature: 24-25 degrees
humidity nest: 50 to 60%
humidity outside world: 30 to 50%
Winter dormancy: November-February at +-15 degrees
Growth rate: 1/5
Growing to number of workers: +- 7000 workers
Subfamily : Formicinae
Foundation: claustral
Colony formation: monogynous (can have one queen per nest)
Care: Nutrition
: insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, morio worms, dubias.
Sugars such as beetlejelly, byFormica sunburst ant nectar, honeydew etc. Food requirement: normal
From how many workers to a nest: move to a small nest from about 25+ workers.
Recommended nest type: ytong, AntLab Fusion Nest, acrylic, 3d, plaster
They will grow a bit slowly at first, but once the colony reaches 30+ workers they will grow much faster. They love sugar and accept it eagerly. Take care of the colony according to their desired conditions, give them plenty of rest and they will grow into a beautiful colony!
