hypervelocity: (14. Jun 2007 16:08)

Hi all,

WOW GREAT PICS SKIPPY, i love Messor ants espesialy Messor Barbarus. Great pics!!!

Kiam: (26. Jun 2007 14:26)

Jimmy could you make a new pic if you have time off a soldier ant off that species if you have any ?

JimmyVe: (26. Jun 2007 20:27)

I'm working on it. ;) i have a lot of new pictures but did not yet find the time to do it. I will post them soon.

the Majors are very nice. They have a slightly red head. ;)

Kiam: (26. Jun 2007 20:38)

The soldiers?

JimmyVe: (26. Jun 2007 20:43)

Soldiers is the same as Majors Kiam. ;)

in a colony (like this) you have Minors (workers ants) and Majors (soldiers) in these categories you have difference in size to, so you have: - small minors - medium minors - big minors - small majors - medium majors - big majors.

Kiam: (26. Jun 2007 20:56)

Do majors inflict a powerful sting or bite?

JimmyVe: (26. Jun 2007 23:02)

Depends on the species Kiam, some species sting, some bite. ;) In most cases majors are the same like minors but wit more power. The are bigger and can take on bigger insects. Also carry more weights.

Skippy: (4. Jul 2007 15:26)

This is the last photo of this colony in glass tube ,they are now in new ytong nest ;) :) ,colony size is 1 queen and 22 workers ,grow very fast :)

Skippy: (27. Jul 2007 21:15)

New photos of Messor muticus

JimmyVe: (30. Jul 2007 13:06)

Last picture you can see a nice young worker (not fully colored) very nice picture Skippy

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