Unlike modern authors, Homer is not quick to reveal his personal beliefs; rather, they come about subtly, through the dialogue between two characters.
Harvester ant. Harvester ant is a common name for any of the species or genera of ants that collect seeds (called seed predation), or mushrooms as in the case of Euprenolepis procera, which are stored in the nest in communal chambers called granaries.
Other ant species are vegetarians. The type of ant normally supplied for the ant farms we recommend are Harvester ants, and, as their name suggests, they eat grain and seeds in the wild. In your ant farm, they will eat seeds too but you may not always have them available. Some suppliers will send you a food parcel, containing seeds of the right size for the ants to handle. Alternatively you can try a few crumbs of biscuit.