News New ant species plunders other ants’ farms By Susan Milius January 5, 2001 at 12:01 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Some newly discovered ants aren’t exactly vandals sacking Rome, but they pillage valuable real estate nonetheless. A raider ant (topmost) grapples with a burly farmer for rights to the gray fungus. Adams The new species, in the genus Megalomyrmex, specializes in raiding the nest gardens of fungus-cultivating ants, say Rachelle M.M.