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.
Bill. There are Harvester ants all over the Pine tree in my yard (Colorado) They look similar to the ants in your picture. There are Aphids infesting the tree and causing the sap and resin to leak. The Harvester ants are vigorously defending the Aphids, and in reward, they eat the secretions from the aphids.he area looked like this: I was interested in what they were doing, because I have read/seen conflicting information about the effects of pine resins on ants. For example, in Tom Eisner's For Love of Insects, he gives anecdotal evidence that ants are repelled by pine resin.