I can't be "an ant pretending to be a person on the internet"
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Though I should also note that carpenter ants and some other ants that are often house pests will NOT do this. They will lead you away from their nest on a wild goose chase. You can only use them to find the nest if they don't detect that there is a large vertebrate around. This means not making vibrations and not letting them get a whiff of your CO2 breath.
Carpenter ants will take you anywhere BUT their nest, as if they have a behavior to make tracking ineffective.
It's not like I've ever followed a carpenter ant for two hours while she gave me a tour of the forest, my mom's house, the basement, the riverbank... and never hinted at where the nest was once.
Who would follow an ant for that long. Especially after you suspected she was snickering at you.
