Messor barbarus are a semi exotic species of ant collected in Spain they have polymorphic workers meaning that workers come in various sizes some small and larger heads as the colony develops. These are harvester ants meaning 60% of their diet is seeds they grind down to make ant bread. This Queen has a dark red head. We are a number 1 established brand for ants in the UK. We supply these amazing ants with organic seeds as well as a pipette to feed and water your colony and care sheet along with our amazing customer support. We believe ants are a great gift or personal buy as they are living creatures can teach us about life cycle and keeping a pet as well as making children and adults more aware and in closer contact with nature. Live arrival guarantee we ensure the live arrival of the queen only upon delivery contact us within 24-48 hours of receiving the Queen dead on arrival with a picture of the dead queen and the original workers. DO NOT TRANSFER THE DEAD QUEEN OR WORKERS TO A NEST AS THIS VOIDS YOUR WARRNTY. For our additional 14-day guarantee for European species the Queen and workers must be kept in the original test tube sealed with the cotton and care sheet instructions followed if you want to keep this additional guarantee do not transfer to a nest or your warranty is VOIDED (we recommend you keep the 14-day warranty). We have no control over the environment outside the test tube and have no influence in the conditions the responsibility once placed outside the test tube within the 14-day period the responsibility is with the buyer. 9 times out of 10 colonies die in the nest due to lack of water access, food, temperature, oxygen or stress due to vibrations or exposure to excess light. If your colony does fail inside a nest contact us, we can advise what went wrong but it is up to you to buy another ant colony, you will succeed but sometimes it does not work the first time. Research is key to success with ant keeping and follow our guides. SAFETY WARNING Use with adult supervision for children 14 and under.