Two fruiting bodies, likely another ant nearby that joined fruiting bodies with this ant- wasn’t present in time of photos. My assumption is to make a bigger circle of nutrients, however, if anyone can give me an actual reason then that would be helpful.
Same location as these observations (on a beech sapling)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181201710
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187887880