A desert species close to metallica, from NT. The queen is mostly purple.
Desert species and a rare find!
Have had her 18 months and has had larvae previously, but none at the moment.
I have two queens without brood currently. $15 for the two.
Established colony 18 months old.
A cute little species from Alice Springs NT, 8-9mm with a deep golden gaster and fuzzy grey thorax.