Camponotus cf. suffusus from Australia

Privet!

I have a queen from this kind of ants, she have first worker, two pupa and some Larvae and eggs!
This species is very rare, i only know this queen in europe, maybe one or two more, but i had nothing here about it.
The queen is bigger than my Camponotus fellah queen, maybe 17-18mm long and a massive thorax and gaster.

The worker are shine golden in the sun, the legs are red. The thorax and the head are black. The queen is looking same but not so many golden shine on the gaster and the thorax have an red pattern. You can see it on the pictures:

the queen

the first worker

Greetings from Germany
Mathias

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Аватар пользователя kentuki

1 - How did you get you beauty) ?

How did you get you beauty) ?

Аватар пользователя Sunni

2 - Great ants! :) Eyes of worker

Great ants! :) Eyes of worker are so big...

Аватар пользователя Mathias

3 - Privet! I get the queen from

Privet!

I get the queen from a friend he get it from an other friend they was in Australia.
So i have ask for this nice queen, here you can look how look like bigger workers, i hope i get same in future:

http://anic.ento.csiro.au/ants/biota_details.aspx?BiotaID=36481

Poka!

Аватар пользователя Zolter

4 - Eyes of worker are so

Eyes of worker are so big...

I also of it thought=)
And in general wonderful ants=)

Аватар пользователя Mathias

5 - Privet my russian Friends! I

Privet my russian Friends!

I have made new pictures of my colony. They was born a new worker few days ago. Now there are one queen, two workers, three pupa´s, two larvae and five/seven eggs. I give cockroaches and sugar water, sometimes with honey. Here now the pictures:

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And here pictures from the nest:

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Have fun!

Poka
Mathias

Аватар пользователя Tagry

6 - they are so beautiful!

they are so beautiful!

Аватар пользователя kentuki

7 - very nice in comon, ant and

very nice in comon, ant and formik)

Аватар пользователя Mathias

8 - Privet! Thanks! Sorry i post

Privet!

Thanks! Sorry i post the last ant picture two times, i have edit this and now are the right picture there!
Yes, this are my favorit ant now at home :)

Poka

Аватар пользователя Sunni

9 - Very beautiful Camp's! :)

Very beautiful Camp's! :)