The ants were taking leaves and flowers over by where I put that pitchfork. I have planted perennial peanut as a ground cover in the back yard because it’s pretty and needs minimal maintenance. Why they were interested in the plants out there rather than the ones close by I don’t know. This isn’t far for them though. I have found them going from one side of my yard to the other, then through the neighbor’s yard and the lot beyond that and farther to take leaves back to their nest!