Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (15. Mär 2011 21:11)

Here's my new Queen wth her larvae that started to hatch about 4 days ago. She is in a tube at about 25c. I'm still unsure if i should be offering her food so i have put in a few dead fruit flies but she hasnt touched them. Ill keep a log here as they hopefully develop.
http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/messor/messor15march.jpg

Markus: Re: Messor barbarus (15. Mär 2011 22:42)

She doesn't need food until the first workers are there!

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (15. Mär 2011 23:49)

Thanks Markus, you did tell me that in an earlier post but ive been reading so much i got confused :oops:

Markus: Re: Messor barbarus (16. Mär 2011 00:28)

No problem and good luck with the queen!

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (23. Mär 2011 21:31)

Just a little update, she now has an assortment of different sized larvae and looks like another batch of eggs too.

http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/messor/23mar.jpg

http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/messor/23march.jpg

SteveUK28: Re: Messor barbarus (24. Mär 2011 11:09)

Excellent stuff Andie, please keep the photos coming... Perhaps you could start a diary for them.

How are you keeping her at the moment? I can see she is in her test tube, but do you keep it covered? Somewhere hot? Just normal tempreture?

Thanks :)

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (24. Mär 2011 14:19)

I'm keeping her in a test tube with the usual water in one end, in a small cardbox box in semi dark, the tube is laying on a piece of polystyrene with a groove scoured out so the tube will rest in it without rolling about. The box is sat on some bubble rap and a piece of plywood with a small heatmat underneath it all. The temp is about 25 - 28c but i must get a stat connected for safetys sake. I have two queens like this but this one is more advanced.

@steve, did you join UKMantisForums ? only i am the owner of it and i seem to remember your name there. probably not eh ...

SteveUK28: Re: Messor barbarus (24. Mär 2011 15:14)

Nope not me matey lol... Dont do them.. I do have Roaches and Locusts lol :P

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (24. Mär 2011 15:31)

It would have been a small world lol ...

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (2. Apr 2011 14:23)

Had a look today 2nd April and found that she has a nice collection of dolls. I was suprised as i wasnt expecting them to pupate so soon :) You can just see one starting to colour up.

http://www.hawgs.co.uk/files1/ants/messor/2ndapril.jpg

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