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(2011), Organisms Diversity and Evolution 11: Mixed colonies and hybridisation of Messor harvester ant species (Messor minor, M. cf. wasmanni and M. capitatus living side by side in Italy, fertile hybrids between the first two)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs13127-011-0045-3",[95,105,106],"biology","distribution",{"type":97,"title":108,"url":109,"covers":110},"Salata, Lapeva-Gjonova, Georgiadis and Borowiec (2023), ZooKeys 1185: Review of the Messor semirufus complex in Greece (Messor wasmanni listed for the Balkans and western Turkey in the larger, usually bicolored wasmanni complex, whose large workers have a red mesosoma that is never entirely black, and which makes trunk trails)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3897\u002Fzookeys.1185.111484",[95,105,106],{"type":97,"title":112,"url":113,"covers":114},"Schifani, Csősz, Viviano and Alicata (2021), Natural History Sciences 8: Ant diversity on the largest Mediterranean islands, with the Messor wasmanni entry (mostly an Eastern Mediterranean species, described from Sardinia, neotype needed, reddish Messor bouvieri taken for it)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.4081\u002Fnhs.2021.532",[95,106],{"type":97,"title":116,"url":117,"covers":118},"Harkness and Isham (1988), Insectes Sociaux 35: Relations between nests of Messor wasmanni in Greece (nest spacing, foraging trails and the lack of aggression between neighboring nests)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002FBF02224134",[105,106],{"type":97,"title":120,"url":121,"covers":122},"Traxler (2016), Ecologica Montenegrina 7: Native food spectrum, size-matching and foraging efficiency of the Mediterranean harvester ant Messor wasmanni (island of Cres, Croatia: diet, three worker size classes, trunk trails)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.37828\u002Fem.2016.7.19",[105,106],{"type":97,"title":124,"url":125,"covers":126},"Steiner et al. (2018), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: Turning one into five, integrative taxonomy of the harvester ant Messor structor (three Messor cf. wasmanni nests from Italy, Croatia and Greece used as the outgroup)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.ympev.2018.04.005",[95],{"type":97,"title":128,"url":129,"covers":130},"Kiran and Karaman (2020), Zoosystema 42: Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Messor wasmanni specimens from many Turkish provinces)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.5252\u002Fzoosystema2020v42a18",[106],{"type":91,"title":132,"url":133,"covers":134},"AntWiki: Messor wasmanni (country list from Sardinia and Corsica to Turkey, common in central and southern Italy and the Balkans)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antwiki.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMessor_wasmanni",[95,105,106],{"type":91,"title":136,"url":137,"covers":138},"GBIF: Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910, occurrence records by country (Greece, Croatia, Italy, Corsica, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the English name Wasmann’s harvester ant from the Catalogue of Life","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gbif.org\u002Fspecies\u002F1316357",[106],{"type":140,"title":141,"url":142,"covers":143},"careSheet","Antstore: Messor cf. wasmanni (sizes, colony form, founding, climate of nest and arena, winter rest, diet, nests, flight in September and October)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antstore.net\u002Fshop\u002Fen\u002Fants\u002FAnts-from-South-Europe\u002FMessor-cf--wasmanni.html",[144,105,145],"husbandry","nuptialFlight",{"type":140,"title":147,"url":148,"covers":149},"AntCube: Messor cf. wasmanni (same data as the Antstore sheet, from the same company)","https:\u002F\u002Fantcube.shop\u002Fproduct\u002Fmessor-cf-wasmanni",[144,145],{"type":140,"title":151,"url":152,"covers":153},"Quality Ants: Messor wasmanni (sizes, nest temperature, winter rest from November to February, nest types, diet)","https:\u002F\u002Fqualityants.nl\u002Fen\u002Fants\u002Fmessor-wasmanni\u002F",[144,105],{"type":140,"title":155,"url":156,"covers":157},"AntsDavey: Messor wasmanni (queens collected during a nuptial flight in Greece, climate, winter rest, diet, sensitivity to light and vibration)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antsdavey.co.uk\u002Fproduct-page\u002Fmessor-wasmanni",[144,105],{"type":140,"title":159,"url":160,"covers":161},"Best Ants UK: Messor wasmanni (climate, feeding, winter rest)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bestantsuk.com\u002Fproduct-page\u002Fmessor-wasmanni",[144],{"type":140,"title":163,"url":164,"covers":165},"FormicaMarket: Messor wasmanni care guide (colony roles, climate, winter rest at about 12 degrees, diet, the only source with flights in May to July)","https:\u002F\u002Fformicamarket.com\u002Fde\u002Fant-database\u002Fmessor-wasmanni\u002F",[144,105,145],{"type":140,"title":167,"url":168,"covers":169},"Ants R Us: Messor wasmanni (nest climate and winter rest; 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Messor wasmanni fu descritta nel 1910 dalla Sardegna come sottospecie di Messor barbarus, e uno studio del 2021 la definisce una specie per lo più del Mediterraneo orientale, sospetta che alcune formiche dal torace rossiccio siano state scambiate per lei mentre sono in realtà Messor bouvieri e sostiene che andrebbe designato un neotipo per fissare il nome. Anche gli specialisti scrivono Messor cf. wasmanni nei loro articoli, quindi l'etichetta prudente è onesta e non una semplice abitudine dei negozi.",{"question":249,"answer":250},"Cosa mangia Messor wasmanni in natura?","Uno studio sul campo sull'isola croata di Cherso ha rilevato che il materiale vegetale, soprattutto semi e frutti, costituiva la stragrande maggioranza di ciò che le operaie portavano al nido. Raccoglievano i semi da terra e direttamente dalle piante. I resti animali, come insetti morti e gusci di lumaca, erano solo una piccola parte, e le formiche non sono mai state viste cacciare, anche se raccoglievano lumache vive. I nidi sono facili da individuare per le piste principali ben marcate.",{"question":252,"answer":253},"Messor wasmanni si ibrida con altre specie di Messor?","In Italia sì. Uno studio genetico e morfologico ha trovato colonie miste e flusso genico in entrambe le direzioni tra Messor minor e Messor cf. wasmanni, con ibridi che sembrano fertili, mentre Messor capitatus, che vive nello stesso habitat, non ha mostrato segni di ibridazione. Alcune di quelle colonie ospitavano operaie dall'aspetto intermedio tra le due specie.","Le operaie hanno molte taglie, dalle piccole minori alle maggiori dalla testa grossa, e quelle grandi hanno di solito il torace rosso e il gaster più scuro e lucido, mai interamente nere come Messor capitatus. Messor minor e la rossiccia Messor bouvieri possono essere difficili da distinguere da questa specie, e cf. nel nome commerciale significa che l'identificazione non è confermata, quindi questa scheda segue la forma che i negozi europei vendono con questo nome.","it",{},true,[259,262,264,267],{"kind":260,"text":261},"tip","Offri ogni tanto spighe intere di graminacee con i semi, non solo semi sciolti: in natura queste formiche raccolgono i semi direttamente dalla pianta oltre che da terra.",{"kind":260,"text":263},"Dai alla colonia una camera asciutta per la scorta di semi e una camera umida separata per la covata, e non spruzzare mai acqua nel nido, perché i semi bagnati germogliano o ammuffiscono. Copri ogni punto d'acqua scoperto con sassolini o cotone, perché le operaie di Messor annegano facilmente.",{"kind":265,"text":266},"watchOut","Una regina catturata dopo il volo autunnale di solito comincia a deporre solo in primavera, dopo il riposo invernale, quindi una provetta dall'aspetto vuoto per tutto l'inverno è normale. Tieni la provetta al buio e in pace invece di controllare la regina.",{"kind":265,"text":268},"Le schede di cura descrivono le giovani colonie come molto sensibili a luce e vibrazioni, quindi tieni il nido al buio e su una superficie stabile, non su uno scaffale che viene urtato.","\u002Fit\u002Fspecies\u002Fmessor-wasmanni",{"description":232},"it\u002Fspecies\u002Fmessor-wasmanni","JKf5jowQ6-iZ1r5IfDsuD5BTxCab-XBSZqsBB4vnJAY",[274,275,276,277,278,279,280,281,282,283,284],"Albania","Bosnia ed Erzegovina","Bulgaria","Croazia","Francia","Grecia","Italia","Macedonia del Nord","Montenegro","Slovenia","Turchia",[286,287,288],{"name":63,"slug":43},{"name":64,"slug":43},{"name":65,"slug":289},"messor-capitatus",[291,308,328],{"slug":292,"scientificName":293,"genus":231,"nickname":232,"aliases":294,"tagline":295,"image":296,"experience":38,"guide":43,"difficulty":28,"workerSize":297,"majorSize":66,"queenSize":298,"temperature":299,"hibernation":301,"hibernationTemperature":302,"hibernationBand":304,"sizeClass":305,"founding":41,"colonyStructure":7,"regions":306},"messor-ebeninus","Messor ebeninus",[],"Una formica mietitrice del Medio Oriente, nera come l'ebano e lucida, che conserva i semi ai piani alti e alleva la covata nel terreno umido molto più in basso.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fspecies\u002Fmessor-ebeninus.jpg",[227,228],[75,46],[223,300],28,"recommended",[49,303],18,"mild","large",[83,307],"northAfrica",{"slug":309,"scientificName":310,"genus":231,"nickname":311,"aliases":312,"tagline":314,"image":315,"experience":316,"guide":317,"difficulty":318,"workerSize":319,"majorSize":80,"queenSize":321,"temperature":323,"hibernation":44,"hibernationTemperature":325,"hibernationBand":304,"sizeClass":305,"founding":41,"colonyStructure":7,"regions":327},"messor-barbarus","Messor barbarus","Formica mietitrice",[313],"Formica barbaresca","Una raccoglitrice di semi calma e un po' goffa, con maggiori dalla testa enorme, e la mia prima scelta per i principianti.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002FMessor_barbarus_major_2.jpeg","firstHand","how-to-care-for-messor-barbarus","1",[320,228],3,[80,322],17,[324,224],21,[46,326],16,[82,307],{"slug":289,"scientificName":65,"genus":231,"nickname":329,"aliases":330,"tagline":331,"image":332,"experience":38,"guide":43,"difficulty":28,"workerSize":333,"majorSize":334,"queenSize":335,"temperature":336,"hibernation":44,"hibernationTemperature":337,"hibernationBand":338,"sizeClass":305,"founding":41,"colonyStructure":7,"regions":339},"Formicone nero",[],"Una raccoglitrice di semi nera e lucida, con maggiori dalla testa grossa che macinano i semi più duri fino a farne pane di formica su terreni asciutti e rocciosi.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fspecies\u002Fmessor-capitatus.jpg",[227,228],13,[334,49],[223,300],[66,49],"cool",[82,307],[341,348,354],{"id":342,"title":343,"description":344,"image":345,"categoryText":346,"path":347},"blog\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-make-a-test-tube-setup-tutorial.md","Come Fare un Setup in Provetta - Allevamento di Formiche","In questo tutorial imparerai come preparare un setup in provetta, il modo migliore per creare l'ambiente ideale per una regina appena fecondata!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_test_tube_setup_tutorial_new.png","Basi dell'Allevamento di Formiche","\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-make-a-test-tube-setup-tutorial",{"id":349,"title":350,"description":351,"image":352,"categoryText":346,"path":353},"blog\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants.md","Come Ibernare le Tue Formiche - Tutorial sull'Ibernazione","In questa guida parleremo di ibernazione: cos'è? Perché le formiche hanno bisogno dell'ibernazione? Devo ibernare le mie formiche? Scopriamolo!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_hibernation_guide.png","\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants",{"id":355,"title":356,"description":357,"image":358,"categoryText":359,"path":360},"blog\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-make-a-ytong-nest.md","Come Fare un Nido in Ytong - Tutorial per Formiche","In questo tutorial imparerai a realizzare un nido in Ytong per le tue colonie di formiche! È uno dei migliori tipi di nido per molte specie di formiche!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_ytong_ant_nest_tutorial.png","Tutorial e Fai da Te","\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-make-a-ytong-nest",1791900231569]