name: Messor barbarushomeland: South Europecaste: Monogynappearence of the queen: Colour: glowing black with partly red headsappearance of the workers: Colour: glowing black with red headsappearance of the soldiers: ---nutrition: Mostly seeds from different rampant plants (also grass), but insects and honeywater tootemperature: 25 - 30°Cair humidity: Dry climatenumber of basins: 2 basins, 1 trash-basindimensions of basin: At least 40x30x20 cmsoil conditions: Sand, loam, pebbelsplanting: Not necessaryaccessories: Lamp, heating-lamplevel: 1risks: They can tweak a little bitshipping informations: No shipping at temperatures under -10°C or over 35°Cspecifics: This specie have great major; Myrmicine with minor- till major-worler with all passings (similar to Atta [leaf cutting ants]). Great colonies carry on long "highways" their seeds into the nest. They storing the seed in differend granaries and prepare in "chew-communities" the so-called antbread for the colder season. They lay out an trash-accumulation.quantity: 1 queen with eggs and workerInfo about the keeping level and hazard class, please klick here: InformationMore informations you will find here: ant database