Messor Barbarus, 2 workers hatching (ant)

When i just watched my Messor Barbarus nest the brood finally hatched, 7 new workers :D .
Thear also 2 workers hatching, so soon the nest will be 10workers big.

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• Ameisen
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• Messor
• Barbarus
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• Insects

[m0nkeymadman]

what do you feed them in the tube

[thomie3]

If there's only a Queen in the tube she don't need to be fed.

If there are workers you should put some small seeds in the outer world (grass seeds). They also need some small insects (mosquitoes) .

When there are more workers you can feed the colony also some larger seeds. The majors are able to crack larger and stronger seeds.

I always have an pile of mixed seeds in the outer world, and often insects.

Messor barbarus usually don't eat Honey, they'll probably put garbage on it.

[jaguar11586]

apparently i cant get an honest answer on google. are these ants extremely dangerous to humans?

[thomie3]

These ants aren't dangerous to humans. I guess the large workers (majors) can bite but they don't have poison.

However you should never release the ants, sometimes they kill all the native ants which could affect the nature badly.

[gtariman03]

@thomie3 thanks im going camping this saturday to find queens

[thomie3]

@gtariman03

You can buy Queens at antstore.net . If They don't ship to your state you can ask on the forum for help (finding a queen on your own).

Good luck at starting your own colony!

[thomie3]

@gtariman03

You can buy Queens at antstore.net . If They don't ship to your state you can ask on the forum for help (finding a queen on your own).

Good luck at starting your own colony!

[gtariman03]

@thomie3 where did u get the queens? are you from other country? im in usa

[delin5]

How do i get a queen...? and if u have a gel ant farm..cant i put soild in that after they eat it all up?

[thomie3]

Do you give your colony insects? Many people think Messor Barbarus don't need insects becouse of the seeds, but they do need both.

My colony have about 30 workers and no majors (maybe one hatching at the moment). They seem to be fine, i'm going to place them into a sand/testtube nest when they have ±50 workers.