Among the species collected was Messor cephalotes, a rare variety also referred to as the Giant African Harvester Ant. During the court proceedings, the accused pleaded guilty and claimed they ...

The Nairobi court sentenced four men for smuggling wildlife, including two Belgian teenagers. Each must pay a fine of $6,650; ...

Why would an ant walk in an endless circle until it dies of starvation and exhaustion? Known as an ant death spiral, or ...

They were found in possession of around 5,000 queen ants, including the rare Messor cephalotes, also known as the Giant African Harvester Ant. During the court proceedings, the accused pleaded ...

Based on the average cost of giant African harvester ants at six retailers in Britain ... are the only ones capable of laying eggs that grow into worker, soldier and future queen ants, meaning that ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to ...

Based on the average cost of giant African harvester ants at six ... capable of laying eggs that grow into worker, soldier and future queen ants, meaning that trafficking can jeopardise colonies ...

A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to the country's ecosystem, in cases experts say signal a shift in biopiracy from trophies like ...

Teenagers were trafficking rare East African ants, including Messor cephalotes, a large red harvester species, for markets in ...

Schneirla of the American Museum of Natural History published a study detailing the behavior occurring in a colony of army ants in 1944. Schneirla observed the ants were stuck walking in a circle ...

Based on the average cost of giant African harvester ants at six ... capable of laying eggs that grow into worker, soldier and future queen ants, meaning that trafficking can jeopardise colonies ...