Species: Formica fusca
 
Breeding difficulty: Easy
 
Castes: No
 
Size :
Queen: 8-9 millimeters
Workers: 3-5 millimeters
Type of foundation: Independent clastral
 
Harvest location: France
 
Number of gynes: Polygyne
 
Rearing temperatures: 22-24 degrees
 
Rearing humidity: 70-80%
 
Food: Insects and sweet liquids
 
Hibernation: Yes, 4 months at 10-15 degrees
 
Type of colony: Resinated plaster, cellular concrete, reconstituted stone, terrarium
 
Description: Formica fusca is a beautiful shiny black Formica, it is very polygynous.