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Nice one Shane! Very good looking coloration on the queen. Have you done any nest / foraging area modifications since you got the colony?
Yes Queen is very red for a Messor barbarus and I do wonder if she could be a new species of Messor at times.
Only a bigger nest, The foraging tank is still a small starter set A im using but still seems fine.
What an impressive colony, and such a beautiful color! Awesome job man!
Some more added photo's of colony.
Red Queen.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/19432671555_e3e2b0f76b_z_d.jpg
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/272/19245116628_dbef86e279_z_d.jpg
Colonys drone virgin dark queen that lived in colony for 7 months working like a worker major ant
but sadly colony turned on her near xmas last year
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/326/19517277579_033be7da3b_z_d.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7662/17033953341_bb2fda6788_z_d.jpg
She keeped well away from red queen when she went in nest to feed larvae.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8585/16449420180_16dfd2b375_z_d.jpg
2 other virgin queens but there died as colony turned on them for unknown reasons.
Maybe there smell changed from colonys..
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7580/15918271662_3d25ee2da0_z_d.jpg
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8641/15731615930_8c87dd5cd5_z_d.jpg
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8671/15733177827_5b377a6d36_z_d.jpg
Pupae queen
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3945/15620064041_ca60994c2b_z_d.jpg
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Colony videos.
From 2014.
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From 03.03.2016.
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Log: 06.04.2016
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Eggs larvae pupae in nest seem to be around 690 to 700+ with a mix of them with most been baby larvae in middle of the cluster.
Seems a baby boom and soon to be over 1500+ ants in this colony.
Over last months there have been at a nice balance of around 1000 with old ants dying off in there 100's as they do in week.
There garbage zone in just 3 weeks is piled high again so ready once more for a clean out.
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Colony numbers are around 900 but the baby boom will be making it close to 1500+ soon 8-)
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Log: 16.04.2016
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Video of colony update.
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Log: 18.05.2016
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Thought I'd add a video of there nest of a small Amy of newborn cowl super majors plus queens having her wonder around nest :)
Enjoy.
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2 other virgin queens but there died as colony turned on them for unknown reasons.
Maybe there smell changed from colonys..
When I was a child there was a big colony of Messor ants (i think, they look very familiar) on an empty plot accross the street of my house. I used to go there and spent time watching them.
When the past day it had rained, the colony was attacking the virgin queens making them to leave the colony. I think that was a way to make them fly to <a new world> and make a new colony.
That colony was looking very strong and healthy for a lot of years. Unfortunately, a house was built there, so... :cry: :cry:
Anyway i am realy interested of starting a colony with messor ants and I would like to ask if you have any suggestions and advices.
I am thinking to purchase Messor barbarus or Messor cf. wasmanni ants. What do you think?
I think you have to buy a new arena. :D