Ant-tertainment attracts captive market amid pandemic


Insects of interest: Shoppers looking at formicariums on display at the Just Ants shop in Singapore. — Reuters

FOR many they are just a pest but for Singaporean entrepreneur John Ye, his personal interest in the humble ant prompted him to launch a business selling insects that he believes have a lot to offer us.

Ye opened the city state’s first shop specialising in pet ants, Just Ants, in late February as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus came in.

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Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

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RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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