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.
The red harvester ant is classified as Pogonomyrmex barbatus. The ants of the southeastern United States and tropical America that cultivate a fungus in their nests belong to the genus Atta. Honeypot ants are classified in the genus Myrmecocystus. The Pharaoh ant is classified as Monomorium pharaonis, the Amazon ant as Polyergus breviceps, the red imported fire ant as Solenopsis invicta, and the little black ant as Monomorium minimum.