Messor Barbarus Queen ant red head with 1-5 workers (Starter kit)

Fantastic ants. We bought a ant farm for my 8 year old and didn't get much information with it. We purchased these ants and before they even arrived I received a fact sheet on caring for them and when they arrived we were ready. We got a queen ant and 2 worker ants and now we have 4 worker ants that we can see. Would definitely recommend for a beginner the service was fantastic thankyou

Great seller. Ants arrived well packaged 1 queen 3 drones. My sons so happy. Just be mindfull with a life expectancy of 15+ years for the queen its a long term commitment.

Seller went above and beyond, got in touch to give me care details and explain extra measures they were taking to ensure the safety of the ants due to our extreme weather. Will absolutely buy again.

Arrived fast and well packaged with one worker and brood (with the queen still alive thankfully!). Be sure to follow the instructions on the provided care sheet, think about how stressful it’s going to have been for the queen being thrown around the test tube as the package goes through the post. Above all else put the tube somewhere dark and quiet and leave them undisturbed for a couple of days so they can recover! Two weeks on and they’re up to 3+ workers. Pic below is the best I’m willing to manage at the moment as I’m hesitant to disturb them more than need be but there’s evidence of them foraging and eating seeds (plenty of which are provided) so I’m happy and assuming they are too!

Delivery was fast and information was great, however when delivered two were dead. And I still had to wait 4 days for the colony home to be delivered so left them in a dark draw, upon getting the back out only the queen and one worker were alive, not too sure how well they can do on their own but we shall see.

So I ordered these harvester ants for me and my son, firstly the delivery was super fast and packaged really well, the ants arrived in great condition, and even come with some food to get you started, and they even email you a care guide which I highly recommend you read as is it's full of information you will need to know about keeping your new ants, and lastly the customer service is outstanding they really do go that extra mile to help there customers, keep up the great work

I bought these for my son's birthday in May and they are thriving! Biggers than garden ants, fascinating creatures, easy to care for.

Very good trader. Very caring for the wellbeing of the ants and provided everything I needed and all the information required. It is a more difficult species though. I am stuck with the same number of workers yet. So before you buy messor barbarus please try easier species like lasius niger first.