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[Messor cephalotes]

Winged female and male of Messor cephalotes, the largest harvester ant in the world (Kenya, April 2008).

[mzfckr]

do you know the size? is it fertile?
btw, someone knows if anyone sell them?

[Messor cephalotes]

Edit Antstore post from 14:02

The queens of Messor cephalotes (described by Menozzi in 1939) are 18 - 18,7 mm long.

Winged females and males near Naivasha, Kenya, 22th April 2008, after strong rains.

[Necturus]

cava,

very beautiful pictures you took there. thank you for sharing Very impressive ants.
Greetings,
Necturus

[JimmyVe]

Very nice pictures !
So i understand you have them now yourself ? I hope they give you nice colonies. (damn this ants are big )

[Messor cephalotes]

The major workers are 13 to 18 mm long.

[KiamCameron]

Dam thats big...

[Messor cephalotes]

A "supermajor" !

[mzfckr]

do you caught the majors outside? is any queen has become fertile?

[Messor cephalotes]

The winged females, the males and the workers were kept time to make somes photos then were released. The queen have been found two days after in her hole on the area of a big nest.

[Skippy]

nice one guy , I believe myrme has also one , it is very nice ant and I was him on some pictures half-year ago ... I wish you a finnally nice colony in your home and very nice photos also

[kashmir79]

beautiful

[badman]

wow, those jaws are huge, what the hell do these things eat?

[mpir]

Seeds mostly... like all Messors, I guess.

[Messor cephalotes]

A big nest of Messor cephalotes.