The KWS said authorities had intercepted live queen ants, including from the sought-after Messor Cephalotes species also known as the Giant African Harvester Ant, concealed in modified test tubes ...

The Kenya Wildlife Service says they cracked a landmark case involving the illegal trafficking and biopiracy of live ants including the ecologically significant messor cephalotes, also known as Giant ...

The men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live queen ants, which the Kenyan authorities said were destined for markets in Europe and Asia.

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are ...

Harvester ants, whose industriousness is mentioned by King Solomon in the Bible, keep Kenya's iconic Rift Valley healthy by spreading and mixing grass seeds across the landscape, Martins said.

Teens plead guilty to trafficking after being caught with 5,000 ants Kenyan authorities accused two Belgian teens, one Vietnamese man and one Kenyan man of trying to smuggle ants to sell as exotic ...

AntsRus, a supplier of live queen ant eggs, says the Giant African Harvester Ants have a “beautiful black and red colouration” on its website.

Two Belgian teens pleaded guilty to the illegal possession and trade of wildlife in Kenya after authorities accused them of trying to smuggle over 5,000 ants out of the country to sell as exotic pets.

The 19-year-old Belgian suspects were caught with 5,000 live ants, including queens and sought-after Giant African Harvester Ants (messor cephalotes), concealed inside modified test tubes ...

Two Belgian men will serve a 12-month prison sentence after trying to smuggle 5,000 ants to South Korea – a violation of wildlife conservation laws.

The haul of Giant African harvester ants could have been worth more than $1 million, and has drawn attention to wildlife trafficking of smaller animals.