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.
Red harvester ants are fairly. easily identified by their large size (up to. a half inch) and their generally. conspicuous mound (Figure 1). These. ants clear vegetation, forming a large. circular pattern of bare ground around. their nest.