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[Messor cephalotes]

Major and large media workers.

[UneXisted]

Very beautiful. What kind of seeds are you feeding them?

[JimmyVe]

Very impresive !

[insanebe]

Major and large media workers.

whats the yellow stuff ? food of some kind ?

[UneXisted]

I wish we could buy this species somewhere. But as far as i know, nobody has ever offered them.

[Messor cephalotes]

The yellow stuff is food for young birds with eggs ; the seeds are grass seeds.

[MainMan]

Hello Messor cephalotes!

Can you make pictures from the nest?

Thanks!

best regards
MainMan

[UneXisted]

Can you please also give some information about how to keep them? What kind of nest do they acquire? Temperature and humidity?

[KjeldWie]

Im going on vacation to kenya in a few weeks, in what sort of territory do they live? Maybe i can go look for this species and dig a nest out .

[JimmyVe]

I would go for a rather dry territory where you can find some seeds nearby.

[Zagone]

The area imidietly around Messor nests tend to be rather desolate, because they pick up seeds befor they start growing, and they tend to spread the dirt they dig up over a larger area, so it's rather easy to spot a nest from afar.

Atleaat that's the general info on Messors, I can't guarantee it applies to Messor cephalotes.

[Creature]

How is the colony doing? I think many people are interested in the development of this species

[alexj5887]

cool stuff

[Messor cephalotes]

I don't know, I gave my colony last August.

[DonDiablo]

Why? And how where they to keep? And if i may ask about the price? I might orde a colony so thats why.