cant we make it that instead breaking it gown into little pieces the ants just carry the whole thing back i mean of course you cant carry a fish back but the devils coach horse is easier to carry.
You can accompany your main army with a small force of workers with attack off, which works out well on New Home, where they can excavate tiles faster and gather the DCHB corpses and other nearby food while your fighters kill other enemies. You can also somewhat do this on Queen of the Hill.