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[JesseTheAntKid]

First off, addressing what Grandma did. Nothing of the sort will ever happen again. As I deal with my self-harm wounds I will start with this journal, of an obscurithorax colony I caught.

Second off, apparently the queen wanted to reveal herself and be caught, because I only did a little digging and she popped right out, abandoning her loyal colony.

[JesseTheAntKid]

it's time for operation "PROTECT THE QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I kidnapped her and am about to kidnap the rest of her gang so they can be kidnapped together :DDDD

Edited by JesseTheAntKid, February 6 2024 - 8:03 PM.

[bmb1bee]

Good luck! Pheidole are a fairly rewarding species to keep, and are definitely a favorite of mine.

[AsdinAnts]

Your lucky to have so many pheidole 😡 but also, please don’t self-harm. It’s really not worth it.

[JesseTheAntKid]

Just got her a brand new test tube. She is lethargic so she shouldn't be much of a problem when i introduce the rest of her loyal gang back in.

[JesseTheAntKid]

'Tis them who have all been thefted. They're nesting peacefully in their new test tube now.

[AsdinAnts]

pics?

[Artisan_Ants]

pics?

Yeah, haven’t ever seen a pic of these pheidole before.

[JesseTheAntKid]

Ask and thou shalt receive.

they're a bit blurry but you can see the size of them.

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Edited by JesseTheAntKid, February 8 2024 - 4:14 PM.

[JesseTheAntKid]

Let me highlight the queen here.

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[Artisan_Ants]

Nice! They’re a pretty small colony, which should make them very easy to take care of. They also fairly big for pheidole.

[JesseTheAntKid]

Nice! They’re a pretty small colony, which should make them very easy to take care of. They also fairly big for pheidole.

Problem is her colony used to be very large. She's got workers and majors but i don't know if she is not depressed.

[ANTdrew]

*Ask and thou shalt receive.

[JesseTheAntKid]

*Ask and thou shalt receive.

Sorry!

[JesseTheAntKid]

Should i let the queen start form scratch? She only has one minor and the majors will be no help in brood care.

[AsdinAnts]

no, the queen will certainly die from the shock of losing all her colony, she also won’t survive because she knows what its like to have workers already

[JesseTheAntKid]

I have thefted more workers and majors. Planning on performing a large heist.

[JesseTheAntKid]

The heist has not been prepared. However.

I can clearly see how P. obscurithorax builds their nests. They start with one whole and dig and spread. Imma give them a bigger container once i theft the rest of the colony. We'll see if they build the same way.