Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Formicidae
Subfamily:Myrmicinae
Tribe:Stenammini
Genus:Messor
Species:Messor barbarus

General information

Colony structure: Monogynous
Worker polymorphism: Yes
Nuptial flight months: September, October, November
Colony founding: No information.
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Keeping parameters

Nutrition: Mainly seeds and nuts but dead insects and sugar water, honey too.
Nest temperature: No information.
Nest humidity: No information.
Outworld temperature: No information.
Outworld humidity: No information.
Hibernation required: yes: end of november until end of february

Distribution

Names

Invalid names

Formica binodis, Formica juvenilis, Formica megacephala, Myrmica rufitarsis

Common names

No information.

Sizes

Worker
Min
Max
Queen

No information.

Male

No information.

Flight Distribution