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- Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Ant Talk
- Topic: Raising my first Messor Barbarus colony - Milestone
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1799
Raising my first Messor Barbarus colony - Milestone
Well, fellow antkeepers, I have finally done it. In the colony of Messor Barbarus that I am raising I have finally spotted their first major worker! I am absolutely elated with this sighting, since it started to look like disaster had struck. Not too long after I had received the colony some of the ...
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:45 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Myrmica rubra habitat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3561
Re: Myrmica rubra habitat
Hey there! I have just moved my myrmica sp. Colony into an outworld and so far fluon has kept them at bay... Not sure about anything else though That is great to know! And the fluon is applied over the silicone glue? Yea a couple coats should do it. Its kept my ants off a rough corner even. Thank y...
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:58 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Myrmica rubra habitat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3561
Re: Myrmica rubra habitat
Hi there. I was considering acquiring a Myrmica colony with about 50-ish workers supporting 2 queens. For this I am considering acquiring a terrarium. My question would be if anyone knows whether Myrmica ants can climb over talcum barriers when these are applied over the silicone keeping the glass ...
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:11 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Myrmica rubra habitat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3561
Myrmica rubra habitat
Hi there. I was considering acquiring a Myrmica colony with about 50-ish workers supporting 2 queens. For this I am considering acquiring a terrarium. My question would be if anyone knows whether Myrmica ants can climb over talcum barriers when these are applied over the silicone keeping the glass t...
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Raising my first Messor Barbarus colony
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1620
Raising my first Messor Barbarus colony
Hello there! I'm a Dutchman who recently acquired a colony of Messor Barbarus with 20-ish worker ants. I've done some reading on this ant species and have learned some small tidbits observing my ants. I'm keeping the colony in a soil vivarium, and introduction went pretty smoothly. The workers immed...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Just Another Newbie?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3959
Re: Just Another Newbie?
I'm a newby to the hobby myself, so I can only compare it to ones I've seen up close. If she has a black thorax, red head, and a brow-reddish backside she might be a Messor Barbarus. If she's wholly black but her backside has some browning rings between the segments she might be a Lasius Niger or La...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:16 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Need help: Our queen just died - Messor Barbarus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4332
Re: Need help: Our queen just died - Messor Barbarus
Wardword, aren't Messor Barbarus Monogyn? Where I obtained my Messor colony they were labeled as such.