These very small ants are an amazing species to look at. The majors of this species can actually function as repletes and store food. Colonies are observed to grow to 2000 workers.
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- Jonghyun Park
Pheidole pieli
Pheidole pieli ants are truly adventurers that you can encounter anywhere in South-East Asia, even in major cities. They build their nests in forest edges and patches with poorly developed vegetation.
The peculiarity of the Pheidole pieli is that there can be more then one egg-laying queens in the colony. The other ants are workers and there can be thousands, with a maximum of around 2000 workers. They work together to maintain the nest and find food. The Pheidole pieli is very small, about 1 to 2 millimeters long, major being 2-3 millimeters long, while the queen is larger, about 3 to 4 millimeters.
But don't underestimate them; they are small but brave!
