Insect love: Visitors to the Just Ants pet shop looking at a display of formicariums housing the insects. (Inset) Ye is looking to convince Singaporeans that ants are pets and not pests. — AFP
ANTS scurry around in transparent boxes stacked outside a Singaporean store that is tapping into an unlikely but growing local trend of keeping the six-legged creatures as pets.
John Ye says he became fascinated with the “altruistic, compassionate” creepy-crawlies after receiving some as a gift from his brother-in-law.
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