Messor laboriosus (Santschi, 1927)
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Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Messor |
| Species: | Messor laboriosus |
General information
| Colony structure: | Monogynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | Yes |
| Nuptial flight months: | No information. |
| Colony founding: | claustral (queen does not need any food) |
| Links: | AntWiki |
Keeping parameters
| Nutrition: | Mainly seeds and nuts but dead insects and sugar water, honey too. |
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| Nest temperature: | 22 ℃ - 28 ℃ |
| Nest humidity: | 60 % - 89 % |
| Outworld temperature: | 18 ℃ - 30 ℃ |
| Outworld humidity: | 30 % - 69 % |
| Hibernation required: | yes: end of november until end of february |
Distribution
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Sizes
Worker
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Queen
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Male
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