Maybe they came to the conclusion that if the gods are watching from the sky they can't see them. People would appear smaller than the ants. So if they want to

Maybe they came to the conclusion that if the gods are watching from the sky they can't see them. People would appear smaller than the ants. So if they want to contact gods they have to send huge massages that can be viewed from the sky. That really makes more sense than sacrificing virgin ants and hoping sky gods to see them.