Move over big game smuggling, the new prize is small exotic ants for pricey ant farms. Four suspects have pleaded guilty of trying to smuggle the insects out of Kenya for sale to collectors in Europe ...

Observing insect colonies in their natural state has always been a scientific interest for humans, whether it’s bees, butterflies or ants. A toy formicarium released in the 1950s helped bring ant ...

One popular and unusual toy of old was a live ant farm. For just a few dollars, you could own a tank filled with actual ants and watch them establish their own colony. Ant farms were also popular in ...