[HJ]

Slightly OT:
In Greek myth, Myrmidons (from Greek myrmex = ant) were the people of Aiacos, father of Pelleus and grandfather of Achilles. Aiacos was one of Zeus' favorite sons, and he asked his father to give him a people that are as dilligent as the ants he saw climbing on the tree nearby, so Zeus turned those ants into men. They are not halfmen, just men who are attributed the qualities of ants (dilligence, bravery, unity, etc.).