Around here, things are much more lively during fire ant season. If you intend to address the Queen, you're going to have to do it several times because they've learned to adapt to multiple queening practices. You walk with a brisk step. You don't loll or linger. You don't leave a board or a haybale in the sun for over an hour or so.
Baby animals are much more fleet of foot if they're to survive at all.
Ants love the smell of ozone and more fires in Texas are created in the summertime due to ants in the electrical units than any other reason.