The seized species include Messor cephalotes, a large red harvester ant native to East Africa. Queens of the species grow to about 20-24mm long. According to Ants R Us, an ant sales website ...

large and red-colored harvester ant native to East Africa," reports the Associated Press. In a statement, the Wildlife Service said these recent arrests signal "a shift in trafficking trends ...

large and red-colored harvester ant native to East Africa. The illegal export of the ants “not only undermines Kenya’s sovereign rights over its biodiversity but also deprives local ...

large and red-colored harvester ant native to East Africa. “This is beyond a hobby. Indeed, there is a biting shortage of messor cepholates online,” Thuku said in her ruling. The teenagers ...

Teenagers were trafficking rare East African ants, including Messor cephalotes, a large red harvester species, for markets in Europe and Asia. Two Belgian teenagers who were caught with 5,000 ants ...