The Messor Barbarus ants are found in the wild in southern Europe, often in areas with a lot of sand. They build their nest underground and can withstand a humidity of 50 to 70%. The queen grows up to 15 to 18 mm and the size of the workers varies from 3 to 14 mm. In a colony of Messor Barbarus ants, you will find between 8,000 and 10,000 workers. With the heat mat that you can buy for your ants at Quality Ants, your ants will be nice and warm. The Messor Barbarus ants feel best at a temperature between 21 and 26 degrees Celsius. Do you have questions or do you want to buy an ant colony? Check out our webshop and read the blogs to learn more about buying and caring for ants. Of course you can also contact Quality Ants. Before you know it you will be enjoying your own ant colony with Messor Barbarus ants.