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Camponotus nicobarensis is a charming and beautiful giant ant with a lovely brown-reddish color pattern. They consume a large amount of food and even live in an ant plant in the wild! It's a great species for beginners, but also suitable for experienced ant enthusiasts.

SpecificationsCamponotus
Scientific name: nicobarensis
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Distribution area: Southeast Asia
Ant color: Brownish red
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%
External humidity: 30 to 50%
Hilf-dormancy: None
Growth rate: 4/5
Reach number of workers: +- 10,000
Subfamily: Formicinae
Establishment: Claustral
Colony formation: Polygyne (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 requirement: 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 fairly easy to care for; they love sugars and readily accept them. Provide the colony with the right conditions, and they will grow into a beautiful colony.