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Latin name: Camponotus fedtchenkoi

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini

Breeding level: Beginner: easy to maintain species with requirements similar to those of our European species

Geographical distribution: Kashastan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, North-West China

Habitat: Steppe landscape, semi-desert

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 14 - 15mm Color: yellow legs, black head and thorax that may be brown because selected, varies yellow with very little black as selected YELLOW, strong thorax

Female workers: Size: 6 - 8mm Color: Bright yellow

Major: Size 9 - 14mm Color: Gastre and legs bright yellow, head and thorax black.

Male: Size: 10mm Color: black

Food: Honeydew and insects: like flies, mealworms, mosquitoes and small crickets; also fruits

Humidity: Hunting area: 30 - 50% Nest: 50 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 18 - 35 ° C Nest: 24-28 ° C

Hibernation: yes, from November to March between 12 and 18 degrees.

Nest type: Plexiglass nest, nest with classical tube or plaster, reconstituted stone nest

Description: Camponotus turkestanus is a very beautiful species of colorful two-colored Camponotus from the mainland of Asia. They have a great variance of color both among the workers and the queens. The development is slow the first year and then evolve normally.

Development: Swarming at the beginning of the rainy season

Foundation: Claustral (without food) Development: 28 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Several hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years

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Camponotus turkestanus BLACK

Reference : CFOUR-097

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Latin name: Camponotus turkestanus

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini

Breeding level: Beginner: easy to maintain species with requirements similar to those of our European species

Geographical distribution: Kashastan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, North-West China

Habitat: Steppe landscape, semi-desert

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 14 - 15mm Color: yellow legs, black head and thorax that may be brown because selected, varies yellow with very little black as selected YELLOW, strong thorax

Female workers: Size: 6 - 8mm Color: Bright yellow

Major: Size 9 - 14mm Color: Gastre and legs bright yellow, head and thorax black.

Male: Size: 10mm Color: black

Food: Honeydew and insects: like flies, mealworms, mosquitoes and small crickets; also fruits

Humidity: Hunting area: 30 - 50% Nest: 50 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 18 - 35 ° C Nest: 24-28 ° C

Hibernation: yes, from November to March between 12 and 18 degrees.

Nest type: Plexiglass nest, nest with classical tube or plaster, reconstituted stone nest

Description: Camponotus turkestanus is a very beautiful species of colorful two-colored Camponotus from the mainland of Asia. They have a great variance of color both among the workers and the queens. The development is slow the first year and then evolve normally.

Development: Swarming at the beginning of the rainy season

Foundation: Claustral (without food) Development: 28 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Several hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years

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Camponotus turkestanus

Reference : CFOUR-098

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Latin name: Camponotus fedtchenkoi

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini

Breeding level: Intermediate, temperatures must be respected

Geographical distribution: Kashastan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, North-West China

Habitat: Steppe landscape, semi-desert

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 15 - 16mm Color: Bright yellow, strong thorax

Workers: Size: 5 - 12mm Color: Bright Yellow

Major: Size 14 - 18mm Color: Bright yellow strong chest

Male: Size: 13mm Color: bright yellow

Food: Honeydew and insects: like flies, mealworms, mosquitoes and small crickets; also fruits

Humidity: Hunting area: 30 - 50% Nest: 50 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 18 - 35 ° C Nest: 24-28 ° C

Hibernation: No, but winter break is recommended from November to March at room temperature

Nest type: Plexiglass nest, nest with classical tube or plaster, reconstituted stone nest

Description: Camponotus fetchenkoi is exceptional in many ways, it is the only known species of Camponotus that may have majors much larger than the queen and in very large numbers, it is also one of the most aggressive species of Camponotus to the world that will throw on everything that moves in the hunting area.

Development: Swarming in June and July

Foundation: Claustral (without food) Development: 35 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Several hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years.

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camponotus variegatus

Reference : CFOUR-104

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Latin name: Camponotus variegatus

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini

Breeding level: Intermediate, temperatures must be respected

Geographical distribution: Southeast Asia, Hawaii

Habitat: Rainforest

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 13 - 14mm Color: Yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on the gutter, strong thorax

Workers: Size: 5 - 8mm Color: Yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on the gastre.

Major: Size 10 - 12mm Color: Yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on the gutter, strong thorax

Male: Size: 9mm Color: black

Food: Honeydew and insects: like flies, mealworms, mosquitoes and small crickets; also fruits

Humidity: Hunting area: 50 - 70% Nest: 50 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 24 - 30 ° C Nest: 24-28 ° C

Hibernation: No, but winter break is recommended from November to March at room temperature

Nest type: Plexiglass nest, nest with classical tube or plaster, reconstituted stone nest

Description: Camponotus variegatus is a beautifully drawn ant species from Southeast Asia. They are active animals, mainly in the evening in search of food. They react very aggressively to nest disorders.

Development: Swarming at the beginning of the rainy season

Foundation: Claustral (without food) Development: 28 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Several thousand individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years.

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Crematogaster biroi

Reference : CRFOUR-003

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Latin name: Crematogaster biroi

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Crematogastrini

Breeding level: Intermediate

Geographical distribution: South China, India, Sri Lanka

Habitat: Temperate Rainforest

Colony shape: Polygynes

Queen: Size: 6 - 7mm Color: Yellowish brown to black brown

Female workers: Size: 2 - 3mm Color: Bright yellowish, head and thorax often yellowish yellow, brown gaster.

Soldier: No

Male: Size: 3 - 5mm Color: Yellow

Food: Honeydew and insectivores, like mealworms, fly, mosquito, crickets etc ...

Humidity: Hunting area: 60 - 70% Nest: 60 - 80%

Temperature: Hunting area: 25 - 30 ° C Nest: 22 - 28 ° C

Hibernation: No

Nest type: Plexiglas nest, nest with tubes, reconstituted stone nest.

Description: This species is called "nesting in the woods" or "lignicol" (which lives in the woods) or ant "acrobat" because they defend themselves by a particular means. Indeed they have the ability to raise their abdomen over their heads and bead (create) at the end of their sting a droplet of venom containing acetic acid. Vaporized acetic acid plays an alarming role: the worker who emits venom warns other workers of a danger. The period between the laying and the appearance of the worker being long it will be necessary to wait for the first fortnight of workers to see growth accelerate. They all have an abdomen in the shape of ace of spades. This wood ant raises aphids (in the wild) to feed on sweet liquids.

Development: Swarming from June to July.

Foundation: Set in a cloister (without food) Development: 30 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: A few hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 12 years.

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Crematogaster rogenhoferi

Reference : CRFOUR-010

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Latin name: Crematogaster rogenhoferi

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Crematogastrini

Breeding level: Intermediate

Geographical distribution: Southeast Asia

Habitat: Rainforest

Colony shape: Polygynes

Queen: Size: 9 - 10mm Color: Brownish yellow

Workers: Size: 3 - 4mm Color: Brownish yellow

Soldier: No

Male: Size: 3 - 4mm Color: Brownish yellow

Food: Honeydew and insectivores, like mealworms, fly, mosquito, crickets etc ...

Humidity: Hunting area: 60 - 70% Nest: 60 - 80%

Temperature: Hunting area: 25 - 30 ° C Nest: 22 - 28 ° C

Hibernation: No

Nest type: Plexiglas nest, nest with tubes, reconstituted stone nest.

Description: Crematogaster rogenhoferi builds cardboard nests pronounced in the trees of Southeast Asia. The nests have an average height of 2.5 to 4.5 m and a length of 22 cm and a width of 10 cm. This species is called "nesting in the woods" or "lignicol" (which lives in the woods) or ant "acrobat" because they defend themselves by a particular means. Indeed they have the ability to raise their abdomen over their heads and bead (create) at the end of their sting a droplet of venom containing acetic acid. Vaporized acetic acid plays an alarming role: the worker who emits venom warns other workers of a danger. The period between the laying and the appearance of the worker being long it will be necessary to wait for the first fortnight of workers to see growth accelerate. They all have an abdomen in the shape of ace of spades. This wood ant raises aphids (in the wild) to feed on sweet liquids.

Development: Swarming from June to July.

Foundation: Set in a cloister (without food) Development: 30 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: A few hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 12 years.

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Dinomyrmex ashokai

Reference : DFOUR-005

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Latin name: Dinomyrmex ashokai

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini

Breeding level: Expert, must be raised in natural terra

Geographical distribution: India

Habitat: Subtropical forest

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 24 - 27mm Color: black brown head and gastre, reddish thorax

Worker: Size: 12 - 18mm Color: black brown head and gastre, reddish thorax

Major: Size 20 - 24mm Color: black brown head and gastre, reddish thorax

Male: Size: 22mm Color: Black

Food: Honeydew and insects: like flies, mealworms, mosquitoes and small crickets; also fruits

Humidity: Hunting area: 50 - 70% Nest: 60 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 24 - 30 ° C Nest: 24-28 ° C

Hibernation: No, but winter break is recommended from November to March at room temperature

Nest type: Plaster tube foundation possible and then in natural Terra

Description: Dynomyrmex ashokai is one of the largest species in the world, you have to have a very big experience to provide them with the best conditions to keep possible for a good development.

Development: Swarming in June and July

Foundation: Set in a cloister (without food) Development: 45 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: A few hundred individuals, the queen can reach the age of 20 years.

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Meranoplus bicolor

Reference : FOUR-001

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Latin name: Meranoplus bicolor

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Meranoplini

Breeding level: Intermediate

Geographical distribution: Southeast Asia

Habitat: Semi-dry to wet forest areas

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 8 - 9mm Color: Black brown head and gastre, brown chest

Workers: Size: 3 - 5mm Color: Black brown head and gastre, brown chest

Major: No

Male: Size: 5mm Color: Black

Food: Honeydew and insects like mealworms, fly, mosquito, cricket etc ...

Humidity: Hunting area: 30 - 50% Nest: 50 - 70%

Temperature: Hunting area: 25 - 30 ° C Nest: 23 - 28 ° C

Hibernation: Yes, from mid-November to early March between 12 and 15 ° C

Nest type: Plexiglas nest, nest with tubes, reconstituted stone nest.

Description: This species with many peculiarities really nice to observe:

- To be one of the most hairy species in the world.

- To curl up like a hedgehog in the face of danger, just tap a little to get into a ball.

- They are also very slow in their movements, because they are confident of their method of defense.

A species that is out of the ordinary and forming small colonies rarely exceeding 500 to 1000 workers.

Development: Swarming from June to July.

Foundation: Claustral (without food) Development: 35 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: From 500 to 1000 individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years.

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Messor nondentatus

Reference : MFOUR-030

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Messor tartaricus

Reference : MFOUR-045

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Myrmicaria brunnea.

Reference : MFOUR-300

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Latin name: Myrmicaria brunnea

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Solenopsidini

Breeding level: Intermediate

Geographical distribution: Bengal, Burma, Tennaserim, Borneo

Habitat: Rainforest

Colony form: Monogyne

Queen: Size: 12 - 13mm Color: Head and red chest, black gastre

Worker: Size: 5 - 8mm Color: Head and thorax red, black gastre

Soldier: No

Male: Size: 8mm Color: Black

Food: Mainly insectivorous, such as mealworms, flies, mosquitoes, crickets and honeydew.

Humidity: Hunting area: 50 - 50% Nest: 70 - 80%

Temperature: Hunting area: 21 - 28 ° C Nest: 22 - 26 ° C

Hibernation: No

Nest type: Plexiglas nest, nest with tubes, reconstituted stone nest.

Description: The peculiarity of this species when it feels threatened raises the abdomen upwards and releases a secretion of defense.

Development: Beginning of the rainy season.

Foundation: Set in a cloister (without food) Development: 45 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Several thousand individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years.

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Oecophylla smaragdina

Reference : OFOUR-005

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Common name: Oecophylla smaragdina

Subfamily: Formicinae Tribes: Oecophyllini

Distribution: Southeast Asia and India

Habitat: Rainforest

In the form of colonies: Polygynes

Queen: Size: 15 - 17 mm Color: brown-green to orange-brown

Worker: Size: 6 - 14 mm Color: reddish brown, polymorphic *
* Workers of different sizes
Soldiers: No

Food: Water with organic honey and insects. House flies, mosquitoes, small crickets etc

Humidity: Hunting area: 30 - 50% Nesting area: 50 - 70%
Temperature: Hunting area: 21 - 35 ° C Nest surface: 24-28 ° C

Diapause: None

Nest: Nest from leaves / tall plants
Nest size: L - XL adapted to the selected host plant in a terra

Substrate: Sand, sandy loams, humus depending on the host plant
Planting: Similar to tropical rain forest with moss, dwarf chestnut (Pachira aquatica), birch fig (Ficus benjamini), coffee (Coffea arabica), citrus (Citrus)
Decoration: Branches, roots, cork

Description:
This species of ant lives outdoors, high in the trees where it builds its nest or several nests.
For this, the workers often form long chains and collect the leaves of their host plants.
Subsequently, larval silk is used to "weave" the leaves. The constant transpiration of the leaves creates the ideal nest climate inside.
Oecophylla are very aggressive and defend their territory against all enemies. In Asia, they have been controlling biological pests for centuries by actively and passively moving pests through their excretion on the leaves.
Foraging takes place both on the ground and on inhabited vegetation.
Oecophylla certainly has the most sophisticated communication system, which is composed of pheromones, touch and sight. They have a high need for food and tend to die easily if the intake is not enough
A large colony, combining hundreds of bites and their acidity, can also inflict painful wounds on large animals

Swarming: At the beginning of the rainy season

Foundation: Claustral (without food)

Colony size: About 100,000 individuals

Breeding Difficulty: Reserved for experienced breeders and creation of a mandatory natural terra.

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Prenolepis angularis

Reference : PFOUR-005

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Pheidole flaveria

Reference : PFOUR-102

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Latin name: Pheidole flaveria

Taxonomy: Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes: Pheidolini

Breeding level: Intermediate

Geographical distribution: China (Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi)

Habitat: Wet fields, forest edges, grasslands

Colony shape: Polygynes

Queen: Size: 7 - 8mm Color: Reddish brown

Female workers: Size: 2 - 3mm Color: Yellow, Mandible reddish brown

Soldier: 3.5 - 4mm Color: Yellow, Mandible reddish brown

Male: Size: 5mm Color: Reddish brown

Food: Mainly insectivorous, such as mealworms, flies, mosquitoes, crickets, etc. Honeydew and some seeds from time to time.

Humidity: Hunting area: 60 - 70% Nest: 60 - 80%

Temperature: Hunting area: 24 - 30 ° C Nest: 24 - 28 ° C

Hibernation: No but a winter break from early December to early March at room temperature is advisable

Nest type: Plexiglas nest, nest with tubes, reconstituted stone nest.

Description: Pheidole flaveria is a very aggressive species, they attack all other insects around the colony and fight other colonies around the idea of their big soldiers, the life expectancy of the workers are only a few months So you have to feed them with insects to have a big brood to replace the natural ones. They are deemed to be the queens of escape, a totally closed hunting area is mandatory.
It is the species of Pheidole that is the most polygynous, colonies can have more than 100 queens.

Development: Swarming from June to July.

Foundation: Set in a cloister (without food) Development: 30 days from egg to worker (depending on temperature)

Size of the colony: Up to 8,000 individuals, the queen can reach the age of 15 years.

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Pheidole noda

Reference : PFOUR-110

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