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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Corsican Seed-Harvesting Ant

Messor wasmanni

About

A large dark harvester ant found in the western Mediterranean region. Major workers have broad heads for seed processing. Colonies build extensive granaries deep underground for storing seeds through the hot dry summer.

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Did You Know?

They sun-dry moistened seeds at the nest entrance on warm days to prevent germination and fungal growth in their underground granaries.