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How can I design spacesuits for Anthills?

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The idea of a collective consciousness (or anthill) species is pretty simple; instead of cells tissues and organs you have ant-like creatures, all making up a larger creature. This is different from a hive mind in that the individuals of the mind are not sapient, only the collective is.

My worries of getting past the stone age were made false and now I have a new one. Can they get into space? I am sure they would be able to build the ship(As evident from the previous link), but would they be able to ever exit the ship. After all, if spacesuits weren't necessary why would millions of dollars go into designing and building them? Obviously spacesuits are a very important part of space colonization. So, how can I possibly design a spacesuit for a collective consciousness species?

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