harvester

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On a farm near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, Robin Aird is preparing to have his combine harvester streamed live across the country as he cuts his corn.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

The giant African harvester ant - or Messor cephalotes - is the largest of its species and can grow to around 20mm, with the queen growing up to 25mm.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

Tests of a copper oxide light harvester, or photocathode, based on this fabrication technique showed a 70% improvement over existing state-of-the-art oxide photocathodes, while also showing greatly improved stability.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

A typical harvester is fitted with twin caterpillar tracks like those on an army tank so it can crawl across the seabed sediment.

From Scientific American • Aug. 15, 2023

That’s so that the custom- built harvester can snip each leaf at precisely the same point.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan