Ants from Europe

For sale are young queens from 2021 nuptial flight. After hibernation queens will lay eggs.

Messor barbarus lives in the southern part of Europe up to North Africa. With their mandibles, they cut ears of grass and seeds, which are transported over long distances to the nest. From the collected seeds, the workers create dough / bread, which is a source of carbohydrates and proteins. Messor barbarus is a polymorphic species of ant, in the nest there are different sized individuals with different roles.

Camponotus ligniperda is the largest Czech and European species. Due to its demands for breeding, it is suitable for beginning ant keepers.

Lasius niger is a common species worldwide. Its difficulty is suitable for beginning breeders, but it does not mean that it is indestructible :-). For sale are queens with brood (eggs, larvae or pupae).

A slightly larger, faster and more active species than Temnothorax crassispinus. It inhabits cavities in dead wood with higher humidity. It is partly polygynous, where, especially after swarming, colony tolerates the arrival of new queens in the nest, in which they survive hibernation, but in the new season they are expelled, especially in small colonies, eliminated in captivity.

For sale is a colony with a queen and about 20-50 workers.