Messor galla

Species at a glance

• Origin: East Africa
• Colony: a single queen; workers of varying size, with large-headed majors for cracking seeds
• Difficulty: intermediate, for keepers with some experience

Care conditions

• Temperature: warm all year, roughly 24–28 °C
• Humidity: a dry nest with a small moist brood area
• Food: a mix of small untreated seeds (poppy, chia, canary seed, grass seeds); a few insects once or twice a week for the brood

Hibernation

As a tropical species, it needs no hibernation.

Please note

This species is rare in the hobby and there is little verified care data. The conditions given are a guide based on related species of the genus; check them with the seller and watch how the colony responds.