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Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (13. Mär 2012 17:24)

Looks great keep up the work =D> and keep us updated very keen to see how this goes

adam james: Re: Messor barbarus (13. Mär 2012 18:10)

Great stuff Andie , they are really doing well mate , :grin:

Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (13. Mär 2012 19:24)

I think im going to give this species a try for sure :grin:

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (13. Mär 2012 19:52)

Thx guys for the thumbs up, its difficult to try and write something new but i will keep updating this thread when i can :)

Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (13. Mär 2012 20:38)

Thx guys for the thumbs up, its difficult to try and write something new but i will keep updating this thread when i can :)
Please do :D

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (17. Mär 2012 16:41)

So just over a year old now since i first got this queen and as you have seen since coming out from hibernation the colony is doing very well. So just a couple of pics from inside the nest and a short video showing the progression. I’m considering changing their nest as i’m affraid the plaster inside the faunarium will slip causing a disaster. I have made another but i will need to persuade the ants that the alternative nest will be better for them, anyway that will be a few weeks away yet before i get around to doing this.
In the pics we see which i think is the larvae from the previously shown eggs laid after the winter break, and the next pic i think could be the pupated larvae from left over from last year. ( Not sure on that though )

http://hawgs.co.uk/antblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/larvaeyr2-300x225.jpg

http://hawgs.co.uk/antblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pupy2-300x225.jpg

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Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (17. Mär 2012 17:20)

Thanks for update all is looking good for you :thumright:

I want to order this spec but they only have the queen with no worker option, and I am looking to give them a boost with a few worker to start with so Im going to have to wait, plus my setup isn't quite finished :?

Andie: Re: Messor barbarus (17. Mär 2012 17:30)

Why dont you just get a couple of queens and start from the beginning ? you get much more satisfaction from starting from scratch, and it wont take long before the queens have their first workers.

Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (17. Mär 2012 17:35)

I might, but some say it's really hard to start from scratch with this specie as they get stressed offen, and I wasn't looking for a large amount of workers just 1-4 to get started as this will be my first southern eurapeen specie :)

Ukantzz: Re: Messor barbarus (17. Mär 2012 17:37)

Why dont you just get a couple of queens and start from the beginning ? you get much more satisfaction from starting from scratch, and it wont take long before the queens have their first workers.
I was just wandering are you the guy who made ant hill wood or am I getting confused :?: because that website has helped me alot :D


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