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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030120100451.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030120100451.ht... "Fungus-growing ants practice agr

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030120100451.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030120100451.ht... "Fungus-growing ants practice agriculture and have been doing so for the past 50 million years according to research published in the Jan. 17 issue of Science. These ants not only grow fungus gardens underground for food but also have adapted to handling parasitic "weeds" that infect their crops."

reirob 13y ago
Nice, but fungus is not a plant strictly speaking "[..] These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, protists and bacteria. [..]" [1] Which leads to an off-topic question: Is mushroom cultivation considered as agriculture? [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus