Size Name:Queen with 6-8 workers Product description Camponotus Ligniperda Queen Ant with workers (see options); Latin Name: Camponotus Ligniperdus; Trivial name: brown-black carpenter ant; Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae; Tribe: Camponotini; Keeping Level: (1) for beginners with a colony size of at least 10 workers; Distribution: Central Europe; Habitat: prefers mixed woodland with a high part of spruces, also in xeric- and half xeric grassland Colony form: monogyne, rarely oligogenic; Queen: Size: 14 - 16 mm Color: black; chest: partly red colored like the abdomen; Worker: Size: 6 - 13 mm Color: red-black; chest: partly red colored like the abdomen, extremely polymorph( Minor-, Media- and Major workers); Soldier: not present; Males: Size: 8 - 12 mm Colour: black, slim; Nutrition: Honey and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos; Air humidity: Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60%; Temperature: Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C; Hibernation: yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C ( has an endogenic Biorhythm) Nest form: Build their nests underwood with big underground areas; only ground nests; Founding: claustral (without feeding) but also Pleometrosis or Adoptions are possible. Egg to adult worker approx. 8 - 10 Weeks (Egg to Larvae: approx. 10 - 16 days, Larvae to Pupae: approx. 10 - 14 days, Pupae to worker: approx. 10 - 24 days, depending on temperature). The main time of activity is between April to September. The lifespan of the queen can be up to 15 years (still not completely clear). Colony size: up to 10.000 Individuals; Any questions, please let us know. Thank you Legal Disclaimer Live Arrival Guarantee Please note that guaranteed live arrival is currently only applicable to domestic UK orders at this point. We do look to increase this to the EU shortly. At present please note that Queen Ants being purchased and sent to the EU/Worldwide are fully at the buyers risk. Please do research about your countries laws and customs restrictions before purchasing. We do of course take every care to ensure live goods are packaged safely and securely. We endeavour to ensure the lowest possible risk in transit. We guarantee live arrival on all live ant orders (applies to (domestic UK orders ONLY) Queens only for colonies, not workers or brood). In the rare occasion, if you received your order and discover your Queen arrived dead on arrival, we will offer a 100% refund of the ant's cost. In all instances, we require you to provide a photograph with the tamper-evident seal fully intact on the day of delivery if there is a problem with your queen.
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