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Messor wasmanni wurde 1910 von Sardinien als Unterart von Messor barbarus beschrieben. Eine Studie von 2021 bezeichnet sie als überwiegend ostmediterrane Art, vermutet, dass manche Ameisen mit rötlichem Thorax für sie gehalten wurden, obwohl sie in Wirklichkeit Messor bouvieri sind, und sagt, dass ein Neotypus festgelegt werden sollte, um den Namen zu fixieren. Auch Fachleute schreiben in ihren eigenen Arbeiten Messor cf. wasmanni, die vorsichtige Bezeichnung ist also ehrlich und nicht bloß eine Gewohnheit der Shops.",{"question":249,"answer":250},"Was fressen wilde Messor wasmanni?","Eine Feldstudie auf der kroatischen Insel Cres ergab, dass pflanzliches Material, hauptsächlich Samen und Früchte, den weitaus größten Teil dessen ausmachte, was die Arbeiterinnen nach Hause trugen. Sie nahmen Samen vom Boden und direkt von den Pflanzen. Tierische Reste wie tote Insekten und Schneckenhäuser machten nur einen kleinen Anteil aus, und die Ameisen wurden nie bei der Jagd beobachtet, auch wenn sie lebende Schnecken aufhoben. Die Nester sind wegen ihrer deutlich ausgeprägten Hauptstraßen leicht zu erkennen.",{"question":252,"answer":253},"Kreuzt sich Messor wasmanni mit anderen Messor-Arten?","In Italien ja. Eine genetische und morphologische Studie fand gemischte Kolonien und Genfluss in beide Richtungen zwischen Messor minor und Messor cf. wasmanni, mit Hybriden, die offenbar fruchtbar sind, während Messor capitatus im selben Lebensraum keine Anzeichen von Hybridisierung zeigte. In manchen dieser Kolonien lebten Arbeiterinnen, die zwischen den Arten zu stehen schienen.","Die Arbeiterinnen kommen in vielen Größen vor, von kleinen Minorarbeiterinnen bis zu großköpfigen Majoren. Die großen haben meist einen roten Thorax und einen dunkleren, glänzenden Gaster, nie ganz schwarz wie bei Messor capitatus. Messor minor und die rötliche Messor bouvieri lassen sich nur schwer von ihr unterscheiden, und cf. im Handelsnamen bedeutet, dass die Bestimmung nicht bestätigt ist. Dieser Steckbrief folgt deshalb der Form, die europäische Shops unter diesem Namen verkaufen.","de",{},true,[259,262,264,267],{"kind":260,"text":261},"tip","Biete ab und zu ganze Samenstände von Gräsern an, nicht nur lose Samen: In der Natur holen sich diese Ameisen Samen direkt von der Pflanze und vom Boden.",{"kind":260,"text":263},"Gib der Kolonie eine trockene Kammer für den Samenvorrat und eine getrennte feuchte für die Brut, und sprühe nie Wasser ins Nest, denn nasse Samen keimen oder schimmeln. Decke jede offene Wasserstelle mit kleinen Steinen oder Watte ab, da Messor-Arbeiterinnen leicht ertrinken.",{"kind":265,"text":266},"watchOut","Eine nach dem Herbstflug gefangene Königin beginnt meist erst im Frühjahr nach der Winterruhe mit der Eiablage, ein leer wirkendes Reagenzglas den ganzen Winter über ist also normal. Halte es dunkel und ruhig, statt nach ihr zu sehen.",{"kind":265,"text":268},"Pflege-Steckbriefe beschreiben junge Kolonien als sehr empfindlich gegenüber Licht und Erschütterungen. 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Warum müssen Ameisen überwintern? Soll ich meine Ameisen überwintern? Schauen wir mal!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_hibernation_guide.png","\u002Fde\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants",{"id":354,"title":355,"description":356,"image":357,"categoryText":358,"path":359},"blog\u002Fde\u002Fhow-to-make-a-ytong-nest.md","So baust du ein Ytong-Nest – Anleitung","In dieser Anleitung lernst du, wie du ein Ytong-Nest für deine Ameisenkolonien baust! Das ist eine der besten Nestarten für viele Ameisenarten!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_ytong_ant_nest_tutorial.png","Anleitungen","\u002Fde\u002Fhow-to-make-a-ytong-nest",1791900241520]