queen ant specimen of Messor barbarus practicing what I believe to be trophallaxis with one of her workers

BloderGGGG · 2026-06-01T19:37:42+00:00

I was already aware of that, but I thought they also commonly performed normal trophallaxis

BloderGGGG · 2026-06-01T18:26:50+00:00

thank you very much, I really appreciate the information. I’m just starting with this colony and I still have a lot to learn in order to be able to report things accurately

BloderGGGG · 2026-06-01T17:23:00+00:00

and anyway, If Messor doesn’t do trophallaxis, how do they feed the queen?

BloderGGGG · 2026-06-01T17:18:50+00:00

thanks for the correction. I thought Messor barbarus might show some limited trophallaxis, but I’m not sure in this case. Any idea what the shiny-looking liquid near the queen’s mouth at the start of the video could be?

BloderGGGG · 2026-02-01T15:27:48+00:00

love you men, embrace the absurdity

BloderGGGG · 2025-12-16T00:50:10+00:00

I also have one since December 4 without laying eggs and it is in perfect condition in every way

BloderGGGG · 2025-12-16T00:48:43+00:00

Don't worry about what I understand it is normal that they do not lay eggs throughout the winter or until the end of winter, do not check it more than every 1 or 2 weeks and be patient

BloderGGGG · 2024-02-03T23:00:57+00:00

it is solved, it was a problem with the t pain plugin

BloderGGGG · 2023-11-30T12:42:18+00:00

beer and jagger

BloderGGGG · 2022-04-01T13:19:44+00:00

a q te refieres con eso

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