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Looking good TheWoolman, i have a M. rubra colony and boy they are busy little things. Have you tried cutting the mealworm into smaller pieces? I find placing the mealworm in the freezer for a mintues makes the job easier, also try feeding flies and small spiders.
Sorry no pictures, however still wanted to update.
The colony is flourishing an now have big stacks of brood ranging from pupae to eggs! =D>
I have switChed up my feeding ingredients and now use crickets and sugar water. They seem to love the crickets more than the mealworms due to the weaker exoskeleton and I used sugar water just because we were running low on honey.
Strange behaviour, I have seen the queen come up to where the workers have subdued the prey and she sort of just wonders around.
But anyways the colony is great, no promises on photos but I will try!
Hi TheWoolman!
Thanks for sharing your experience with this species! From my experience of Rubra's, the queen(s) tend to have a wonder every now and then. I still don't know why. Perhaps it could make a good study? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that they venture out of the nest to find food when the first brood are developing and they just do it out of habit, who knows!? I wouldn't worry though. I look forward to seeing more pictures of your set up!
-Astro