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[Tkmalphurs]

I caught this queen at the end of June and assumed it was some Pheidole species but after further research I’m starting to second guess myself she is around 12 to 13 mm long, head and thorax are a reddish brown and gaster is black with two translucent dots near the upper part of it.

 

 

 

 

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Sorry for the mediocre pictures.

7/23/2019

[Aaron567]

Camponotus tortuganus, one of the common Camponotus species in the Florida peninsula.

[Tkmalphurs]

Camponotus tortuganus, one of the common Camponotus species in the Florida peninsula.

Thank you! i was thinking it was some sort of camponotus species. Is there any special behavioral traits i should know or any tips on care?

[Aaron567]

Not really, they're pretty easy to care for. Compared to other Camponotus they seem to accept a lot wider variety of different foods and they can grow pretty fast if they're fed a lot.