harvester

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When his harvester broke down in 2023, the repairs cost him $73,000, and the work was done at one of Deere’s authorized dealers because he had nowhere else to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Mills farms 4,000 acres with five tractors and a harvester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The cone ants used their tongue-like mouthparts to lick the harvester ants' bodies, even reaching inside their open jaws.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

When finished, the harvester ant would shake the smaller ants off, sometimes so forcefully that she flipped onto her back before quickly moving away.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

At last Ton-Ton stretched and smiled as though he’d had a fine meal.“I, uh, I won’t tell anyone why we’re late,” he said.“I’ll say the harvester broke down.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer