{"product_id":"camponotus-humilior-sugar-ant","title":"Camponotus Humilior (Sugar Ant)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCamponotus humilior\u003c\/em\u003e (Sugar Ant)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unusual nocturnal species of ant which belongs to the African \u003cem\u003eCamponotus maculatus\u003c\/em\u003e group. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFound in the northern territories of Australia, this subtropical ant favours temperatures between 24-26C and a humidity level of 55-65%. In the wild, these are always found within clay substrate and whilst colonies progress well in artifical setups such as Y-Tong blocks, it has been observed that colonies exhibit higher vigour in naturalistic habitats. This may be linked with their nocturnal behaviour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is quite a spectacular sight to see a mature colony of these as like \u003cem\u003eCamponotus lownei\u003c\/em\u003e, they present almost completely white feet. Imagine hundreds of white footed workers huddled up!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColony growth occurs at a fairly high pace, especially once the first 20-30 workers eclose. As other species of this genus, the first small majors tend to start appearing after the first 50-100 individual mark. These rival the size of the queen!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in all, we would recommend this colourful ant as a beginner species due to their hardy nature, high acceptance rate of different foods and temperature tolerance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003eillegal and strictly frowned upon to release any non-native ants into the wild. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AntsHQ","offers":[{"title":"1 queen | 1-3 workers \u0026 brood","offer_id":64619280138589,"sku":null,"price":74.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/4109\/9101\/files\/Camponotus.webp?v=1778252599","url":"https:\/\/www.antshq.co.uk\/products\/camponotus-humilior-sugar-ant","provider":"Ants HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}