Try these neat experiments to find out what ants in your backyard like to eat. And just like you, they have favorite foods. For example, harvester ants from the southwestern United States collect seeds.
Carpenter ants like to eat insects and juicy fruits.
Leafcutter ants munch on fungus salads that they grow in underground gardens. Put this feeding station where there are lots of ants. Wait three minutes and count the number of ants feeding on each food. Count how many there are every three minutes. Ants don't always take the first food they find.