Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each

A Chinese national was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport carrying 5,000 giant queen ants — Messor cephalotes , a species prized in the exotic pet trade at $220 per ant. The ants were packed into test tubes stuffed with cotton wool, each tube sealed to keep its cargo alive for the journey. — Read the rest

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