Messor Aciculatus Colony Size:Queen with Brood • Major size: 9-10 mm

• Major size: 9-10 mm

• Temperature requirements: 15–28 °C

Nest Dimensions: 80mm x 50mm x 24mm

Older workers leave the nest to forage for food

If you are new the the wakooshi range we suggest the purchase of an Essentials Starter Kit which includes these as well as useful tools and accessories

Messor Aciculatus Colony Size:Queen with Brood • Major size: 9-10 mmMessor Aciculatus (Harvester Ant) Very interesting larger species with are Seed eaters Humidity requirements: 50 60% Temperature requirements: 18 26 C Hibernation: November February at 15C Suggested housing: Wakooshi Ant Farm Modules, Acrylic, Ytong, soil. Nutrition: They mainly eat seeds which they grind down to make ant bread. Sugars from honey or sugar water. Protein from insect sources. Colony size: ~10,000 Queen size: 10 mm Worker size: 4 5 mm