{"id":643,"date":"2024-11-13T09:38:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/?p=643"},"modified":"2024-11-13T09:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:51:07","slug":"pheidole-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/2024\/11\/13\/pheidole-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pheidole confrontation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea486b8124b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea486b8124b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"743\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1202b.jpg\" alt=\"Pheidole megacephala minor (left) confronting much larger Pheidole obscurithorax soldier.\" class=\"wp-image-644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1202b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1202b-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1202b-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pheidole megacephala<\/em> minor (left) confronting much larger <em>Pheidole obscurithorax<\/em> soldier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, I witnessed <em>Pheidole megacephala<\/em> workers massing around the nest of a <em>Pheidole obscurithorax<\/em> colony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>P. megacephala<\/em> minors were huddling under debris and threatening the <em>P. obscurithorax<\/em> majors that confronted them. A few <em>P. obscurithorax<\/em> soldiers got too close and ended up being restrained by the <em>P. megacephala<\/em> minors, although the soldiers are so strong that they sometimes manage to shake off the much smaller workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be interesting to keep track of this area and see whether the <em>P. obscurithorax<\/em> are driven away or raided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea486b817f6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea486b817f6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1239.jpg\" alt=\"Pheidole megacephala minor (right) confronting much larger Pheidole obscurithorax soldier.\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1239.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1239-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_1239-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pheidole megacephala<\/em> minor (right) confronting much larger <em>Pheidole obscurithorax<\/em> soldier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, I witnessed Pheidole megacephala workers massing around the nest of a Pheidole obscurithorax colony. 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