Messor is a genus of seed collecting ants comprising of over 100 species, all of which are harvester ants and all of which are found in the world's arid regions. The name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor.
Members of the Messor genus are polymorphic and have a distinct caste of macrocephalic dinoergates whose role is of carrying and cutting the large seeds which comprise much of the colonies' subsistence.
Colonies tend to be monogynous and are founded by a single queen alone.
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