Yeah, this species is not aggressive at all.
I kinda wish I knew that. I mentioned in my journal, on the day of the expo, I kinda stood there for the longest time debating on getting harvester ants as my second. I knew very little about it (and they costed 80-150 which is no small amount of change especially when I was not even sure what's what)
I definitely didn't want something that could sting me and I heard their sting is painful. Not sure if it's this species or some other harvester but someone said 3 out of 4 and the idea of being stung multiple times? Then I heard another one where someone said less than a B sting.
I wanted them because I liked the way they look, they have this more aggressive, bulbous head kinda look though thinking about it now, it's probably for the strength to break into seeds. I semi want some crazy AF, massive headed ants with massive killer mandibles that would annihilate a prey insect, that's what I kinda envisioned when I saw them lol.
I can't wait until I get big [censored] Majors for my carpenter ants so I can handle them. I tend to handle because it's a way to understand the animal better. I think it's an irreplaceable experience that can be educational as it is interesting sometimes painful. Always like seeing how they react.
Since I got carpenters and honeypots (in two weeks), guess I'll just watch you guys keep the harvesters for me until I ever get the time and space for a third ant species in the future.
I've handled tarantulas, scorpions and giant centipedes and been bit a number of times. I'm just not fond of the sting of ants because there's a bunch of them, the idea of getting swarmed is worrisome.