My ant pics

[Formicalondon]

Here are some a few of some pics I took of the last remaining workers of my Pheidole pallidula colony which lost its queen last summer only about 2 months after I got them but the remain larvae grew into majors they are a little small compared to the majors I had when the queen was alive and very pale yellow as oppose to a deep rusty red.




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This is on of my L niger colonys this is from last summers flights they are feeding on a gnat I keep them in a spice jar with moist cotton wool at the base.
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This is of my Messor barbarus colony you can see how populated the nest is


some M barbarus with grains of rice
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some around a seed
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first on the pile
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My Camponotus herculenus
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(wasnt easy photographing the Camponotus throught their plastic tube)

[Wood~Ant]

Some nice pics there nest mate, and I must admit your Messor barb colony is doing great Makes my 2 look small as neither of my colonies have grown so large.
Still, I know who to ask for advice on these ants now, as you definitely have the knack of keeping them with owning such a large healthy colony

[Jenny]

Formica you are getting good at taking those pics

The one "first on the pile", gave me a smile Those Messors seem to have doubled, what are you feeding them?

[Formicalondon]

Just feed them a mixture of meal worms, crickets and lots of canary seed. Unfortunately much of the colony has managed to get behind the plaster out of my view and the queen can't seem to make her mind up where she wants her quarters to be. think I will build a new set up this summer, I've been working on some designs.

[Wood~Ant]

I will have to get hold of some crickets and/or meal worms, as those Messors of yours are certainly doing well on the diet
At least having a canary, I always have a good supply of mixed seeds with some dried egg yolk added.

I may have to try a Messor colony of some kind in a Bug Podz set up

[xcanadianantx]

wow amazing probably the best colony I have seen amazing job.

[toudzard]

SHOCKING!

[zachman030]

Wow can you take a video or pictures showing the whole set up?

[iamantcrazy]

wow great messor colony they are doing great