There are two anthills I've seen. Make sure you are not in the abandoned one.
Aphid shoes make it extremely easy. I really ran past every ant with no issues.
Inside the proper anthill, as you travel downward, there's one big area with a hole in the floor. Don't fall in. I found 4 eggs next to the hole covered by a crowd of soldier ants. Ran in, picked them up, ran out. I got hit 1 time whilst I was mining rocks