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 Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X 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. Adams and Ulrich G.