Novomessor cockerelli — American desert ant — 1 queen with brood
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Novomessor cockerelli
A large desert ant from the south-western US and Mexico. It eats seeds and insects; the colony grows slowly at first.
Novomessor cockerelli — American desert ant — 1 queen and 3–10 workers
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View details: Novomessor cockerelli — American desert ant — 1 queen and 3–10 workersSpecies at a glance
- Origin: the deserts of the south-western US and northern Mexico
- Size: queen 12–16 mm; workers about 8–10 mm
- Colony: a mature colony has about 5,000 workers
- Difficulty: intermediate, for keepers with some experience
Care conditions
- Temperature: 25–30 °C with a gradient
- Humidity: moderate in the nest, a dry arena
- Food: insects, seeds and sugar water; keepers report that more protein speeds up colony growth
Hibernation
Sources differ, but given its desert origin a cool rest at about 15 °C from December to March with a gradual temperature drop is recommended.
Farm and colony growth
The queen founds the colony alone and needs no food until the first workers appear; a young colony lives in a test tube until it gets crowded.