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  "textContent": "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 \n\nThe post Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each"
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