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Mainly found in Africa, these ants love anything sweat, Growth rate for this species is very slow, but in later stages colony's can reach many thousands. Found usually in open soil, unlike many Camponotus who prefer to nest under objects 

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Humidity requirements: 30 – 50% 

Temperature requirements: 21 – 24 °C

Hibernation: None

Nutrition:  Sugars from honey or sugar water. Protein from insect sources such as Waxworms, Mealworms or Dubia Roaches.

Queen size: 12-13 mm • Worker size: 5–10 mm 

Monogyne/polygyne: Monogyne (One Queen per colony)

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