Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the centre of an international smuggling trade
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Giant African harvester ants seen next to their nest in Silole sanctuary in Kajiado on May 13, 2026.[AFP]
Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the centre of an international smuggling trade.
Martins has been visiting the network of nests of these Giant African Harvester Ants outside Nairobi for 40 years.
"They're big and bold. They're the tigers of the ant world," the entomologist told AFP.
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The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.
Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport.
