Florida Carpenter Ants (Camponotus floridanus)

General: Camponotus floridanus is a large, red and black species. These ants are very aggressive, grow quickly, don’t diapause, and have majors.

Diet: These ants love sugars. They also need protein to grow in numbers, so provide proteins such as crickets, fruit flies and mealworms. Fruit flies seem to be a favorite. They can be fed at least once or twice a week.

Temperature: These colonies benefit from a heating gradient, and at the hottest point it should be around 82-85.

Diapause: Camponotus floridanus does not need to diapause. This means they can continue growing year round, as long as they are provided heat and food.

Growth: Brood development takes around 6-8 weeks. Usually it will take 6-7 weeks, if heated and fed properly. Colonies can grow quickly, sometimes reaching dozens of workers or over a hundred within the first few months or year.

Queen size: 15-17mm

Worker size: 4-8mm

Major size: 6-13mm

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