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Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Why the hell are people paying that much for ants? Just drop some sugar on the floor and you'll get tons of them for free!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But you won't get Kenyan harvester ants...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What if you're in Kenya?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Probably won't sell the queens for much money there, since anybody can collect 'em literally with breadcrumbs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Is that way these guys did?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Rich people aren’t very good with money.