ðeɪ zˈɪɡzˈæɡ æz ðeɪ fˈɔːɹɪdʒ ænd wɪl jˈuːʒuːəli nˌɑːt ɹᵻpˈiːt ɐ ɹˈaʊt fɔːɹ fˈaɪv ˈeɪt dˈeɪz æz ðeɪ ɐpˈɪɹ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ tˈaɪm fɚðə tˈɜːmaɪt nˈɛsts tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈiːdɪŋ ˌɔn ɪɾ ɐɡˈɛn.
They zig-zag as they forage and will usually not repeat a route for 5–8 days as they appear to allow time for the termite nests to recover before feeding on it again.