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Phasmid: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (6. Mai 2009 17:22)

31... that seems a little too hot anyays... im pretty sure it should only be like 26ish

+1 absolutely :wink:
I don't think it gets above 30c a couple of inches underground somehow. If you are going to give that much heat or more, you must give her the option of moving somewhere about 25c. I did not offer that much heat untill there were a good few dozen workers.

jartok: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (6. Mai 2009 17:25)

i set another tube up and its cooler there so she can move if she wishes

SteveUK28: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (7. Mai 2009 09:28)

Thanks Phasmid... I did say that from experience.. i have 2 colonies of messors.. both never go about 28 EVER... lowest night time temp is 12.. And they are doing fantastic..

Just for the record... Raising a messor queen from scratch is also pretty difficult.. they should be left along somewhere dark for a fair few weeks/months.. untill there is at least first workers.

thecowmaster: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (7. Mai 2009 19:17)

these last summers here in Portugal, the temperature has getting to 46c, and I have seen lots of messor barbadus nests, and they dind't got fried.

jartok: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (7. Mai 2009 19:29)

good she seems comfertable ive offered her cooler place now so hopefully will get some workers soon

SteveUK28: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (7. Mai 2009 22:09)

Tempretures might get that hot cowmaster... but how many nests are about the ground... none.. Mostly they will be deep in the ground, where it is much cooler.

Psynapse85: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (7. Mai 2009 23:50)

these last summers here in Portugal, the temperature has getting to 46c, and I have seen lots of messor barbadus nests, and they dind't got fried.


With 46º, You can´t see M essors walking...You have that temperatures like 26º-30º in the end of the afternoon and there you can see them. Night: 12º-18º Rarely see M essors walking freely. They are always hided. And Im from Portugal too.

thecowmaster: Re: Messor barbarus heat changing (8. Nov 2009 18:29)

In one summer I was in rio Guadiana and I caught a 46ºC in afternoon day :D


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