Rarity: ★★★☆☆
Activity: ★★★☆☆
Growth Speed: ★★★☆☆
Award: Best beginner ant with majors
Care Level: Easy
Founding Type: Claustral
Setup: At the founding stage, a test tube setup or founding chamber with a water source is sufficient. Once the number of workers exceeds ~5, they should be moved into a small nest.
Diet: Queens do not require feeding until workers arrive. When workers arrive, feed sugars and protein regularly.
Queen size: 10mm
Worker size: 5mm
These cool ants are very closely related to Camponotus but they’re a bit smaller. So, similarly to sugar ants, they have majors and they live in wood in the wild, often more active at night than in the day.
Fantastic and packed really well