Lowth01: (2. Sep 2007 10:17)

ooo another question (sorry bout this) Is each generation of workers bigger then the last?

Varban: (2. Sep 2007 12:15)

ooo another question (sorry bout this) Is each generation of workers bigger then the last?

Yes pretty much :) until a point of course. But the first few generations will be bigger than the previous one.

@mpir: didn't know the majors had red heads cool :)

JimmyVe: (2. Sep 2007 15:03)

In deed, they have nice red heads, ;) and if they are getting older the heads will turn black.
Here you can see some very nice pictures from Messor barbarus
http://www.antforum.be/f30-blogs/t205-messor-barbarus.html

Varban: (2. Sep 2007 19:42)

Nice pictures Jimmy, although i dont really like the furmicarium. Looks rather messy. Wouldn't put that in my living room :P
Hmm no "antbread" I see their stored seeds supplies but htey haven't been munched down and OMG look at the quantity of brood in that chambers.
Creapy! How old is that colony?

JimmyVe: (2. Sep 2007 20:30)

I not sure how old they are. They are from MIKA not mine.
But they are really big. ;) And these are very nice picture.

mpir: (2. Sep 2007 21:05)

ooo another question (sorry bout this) Is each generation of workers bigger then the last?

Verban is right. Second generation will be bigger than the first one. However this does not mean that later on you will have only big ants. Also when your colony will be lets say 300+ very small ants will still appear.

JimmyVe: (3. Sep 2007 14:49)

in deed, every size has works specially for them. Soldiers do most of the time the have work and minors keep the nest clean and stuff. ;)