The Ants Say "Uncle"

I don't know if it's random, but I made a few anti-ant moves and for the last few days it's been like the Great Plains and bison, circa 1904 or so. Where once there were vast herds, now only a few solitary stragglers wander the empty expanses. And while I suppose they serve some purpose—anteaters would be in trouble without them, I suppose—I'd be pretty comfortable with local extirpation at the very least. Everything in nature has a role to play, yeah, yeah, I get it. But I just think the roles could be played just as well somewhere besides my house, is all.