Camponotus micans, también conocida como "hormiga plateada" es una hormiga de gran tamaño que presenta un gran polimorfismo entre las obreras, llegando las más grandes a ser casi del tamaño de la reina.
Se trata de una una hormiga que le gusta anidar en lugares secos y con temperaturas altas (superiores a 25º) y, como todas la Camponotus, presenta un desarrollo lento en sus inicios.
Tamaño:
Reina: 11 - 14 mm
Obrera: 8 - 14 mm

Latin Name: Camponotus micans
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Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level: (1) for beginners with higer requirements towards climate
Distribution: Southeurope
Habitat: open Grassland, sometimes under stones
Colonyform: monogyne
Queen: Size: 11 - 12mm Colour: black with yellow hairs
Worker: Size: 7 - 10mm Colour: black with yellow hairs, polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers)
Soldier: not present
Males: Size: - Colour: black , slim
Nutrition Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos
Airhumidity: Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60%
Temperature: Arena: 18 - 30°C Nestpart: 21 - 28°C
Hibernation: no, queen has a endogenic biorhythm so reducing the temperature from end of november to the begin of february to 18°C can be useful (no me queda claro, pero supongo que si)
Nestform: Build their nest in soil
Kind of Formicaria: Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster, Digfix
Formicaria size: Size: M - L
Substrate: Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting: similar to Meadowareas with moss, grass and other plants
Decoration: Branches, Roots, Treeneedels
Description: Camponotus micans is a small ant from southeurope which prefers dry land and shows higher activity at temperatures beyond 25°C
Development: matingflight: -
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: a few 100 workers

Latin Name: Camponotus cruentatus (para comparar)
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Taxonomy: Subfamily: Formicinae, Tribe: Camponotini
Keeping Level: (1) for beginners with a colonysize of at least 10 workers
Distribution: Southeurope
Habitat: prefers open forest areas, Forestedges
Colonyform: monogyne
Queen: Size: 14 - 16mm Colour: darkgrey to black; first two Gastersegments orange
Worker: Size: 6 - 14mm Colour: darkgrey to black; first two Gastersegments orange, extremely polymorph (Minor, Media and Major workers)
Soldier: not present
Males: Size: 7 - 8mm Colour: black , slim
Nutrition Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos
Airhumidity: Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60%
Temperature: Arena: 21 - 28°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C *
Hibernation: yes, from end of November until end of February at 15°C (has an endogenic Biorhythm)
Nestform: Build their nest in rotten wood and other dead wood, seldom soilnests
Kind of Formicaria: Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster, Digfix
Formicaria size: Size: M - L
Substrate: Farm: Sand-Loam, Cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam
Planting: similar to grass areas with grass and other plants
Decoration: Branches, Roots, Treeneedels,
Description: Camponotus cruentatus is one of the biggest ant species in Europe. Very tough! They attack only in case of nest disturbance. They defend themselves with their strong mandibles and their acidgland
Development: matingflight: on warm days in May / June,
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: up to 10.000 Individuals