Messor bouvieri Queen with brood or workers (starter kit)
Messor bouvieri are rarer than species such as barabrus they tend to be found in southern Europe and Africa. They are great starter colony and good for beginners. They have different size worker casts ranging from small workers to large majour workers, they are harvester ants so they mainly eat seeds which they grind up to make ant bread. The queens can live up to 25 years and have up to 10, 000 workers! A great price for a great species!
1x queen with eggs
1x seeds
1x pipette
1x care sheet which is on the care-sheet section of this site
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Colonyform: Monogyne (Polymorph workers)
Queen size: 15-18mm Shiny black
Workers size: 3-14mm shiny black
Food: honey water and insects and seeds
Temp: 18-26°C
Humidity: 50-60%
Founding: claustralwithout feeding
Colonysize: 1-10,000 workers
Hibernation: November until end of February at 15°C