Ongoing · Messor, Camponotus and Carebara

Ant colonies Active

Eight colonies, each with a single queen and developing brood. Worker counts as of October 2026.

SpeciesQueensWorkersNotes
Messor cephalotes16
Messor structor170
Messor barbarus115
Camponotus albosparsus11
Camponotus parius19
Camponotus fedtschenkoi11
Carebara diversa (colony 1)140
Carebara diversa (colony 2)1200Includes 12 super majors

Messor: harvester ants

Messor cephalotes

One queen, 6 workers and brood.

Messor structor

One queen, 70 workers and brood.

Messor barbarus

One queen, 15 workers and brood.

Camponotus: carpenter ants

Camponotus albosparsus

One queen, 1 worker and brood.

Camponotus parius

One queen, 9 workers and brood.

Camponotus fedtschenkoi

One queen, 1 worker and brood.

Carebara: marauder ants

Carebara diversa (colony 1)

One queen, 40 workers and brood.

Carebara diversa (colony 2)

One queen, about 200 workers (including 12 super majors) and brood.