shane: My Messor queen colony still going strong (4. Aug 2014 01:36)

My red Messor queen I got from here though post 4 years ago is still going strong :) keeping at around 1000 worker ants.

Heres pic of my queen :).
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3872/14450261736_2e91b3a698_z_d.jpg

Hope this colony has winged queens one day :)

AntsNational: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (8. Aug 2014 19:01)

Awesome ! She is very beautiful! Can you post more photos of the colony? :D

shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (9. Aug 2014 00:03)

Yeah :D

Queen
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5594/14816132876_c87f573200_z_d.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5565/14816132106_a98a18b100_z_d.jpg

And colony.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5570/14862341072_2beeb316d9_z_d.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/14859834311_0ee22291b2_z_d.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/9436659531_4e6235b666_z_d.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5551/14623408609_017dd79e25_z_d.jpg

Also my youtube channel there on when I do videos of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdsPgJKJlds&list=UUGdoSBhIUkYNWHVgd49ihdQ

shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (22. Aug 2014 17:37)

This colony will be having a media worker boost it seems :) .

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/14813517349_a94f3dd386_z_d.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5572/14997127801_97765c1f8e_z_d.jpg

A Major
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/14729319647_26b7146916_z_d.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5573/14975156166_be065f10ba_z_d.jpg

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shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (6. Sep 2014 00:35)

Small video update.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gffMcYFfsRY

shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (11. Sep 2014 22:35)

More pics of Red Messor barbarus queen.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5570/15210061222_eb14512c9a_z_d.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3905/15187417766_23e059bea1_z_d.jpg

The nest :)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3891/15127210522_9e7d4355cf_z_d.jpg
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Simo_Roma: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (19. Sep 2014 16:43)

Hello! congratulations for your colony! I also possess the Messor Barbarus .... I bought the queen with 4 workers .... I also bought the starter ants alpha C
!!! I do not understand English I'm using the translator ...
maybe you can give me some advice for the start of my colony?

shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (21. Sep 2014 01:02)

Just give them a bit of crushed seed at start :)

shane: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (27. Okt 2014 02:11)

Queens is doing so well this year that colony has alates, New pupae queens x2 and a drone male x1 and maybe more hidden away in nest. :D

Pupae Queen.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5612/15622731155_0658c1e3d2_z_d.jpg

Pupae Male carried off by a super major.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3952/15613559186_c70978d646_z_d.jpg

Red queen of this colony.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15311143487_45db493232_z_d.jpg

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phasenp: Re: My Messor queen colony still going strong (27. Okt 2014 15:57)

Nice one Shane! Very good looking coloration on the queen. Have you done any nest / foraging area modifications since you got the colony?

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