Singaporean taps captive market selling ant farms amid pandemic

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For many they are simply 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 coronavirus came in.“The ant itself is just really amazing,” said Ye, 41, who used to sell wholesale electronics and started raising ants as a personal hobby in 2017.

“They are so important in the ecosystem, they are actually here for a reason, and then if we could actually just learn from the humble ant, there are so many things that the ant could teach us, like perseverance, being headstrong,” added Ye. The ants he sells are locally acquired by him and his staff around the island, noting they often emerge after rainstorms.

 

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NO, THAT’S NOT A PET IT’S AND IRRITATING PEST THAT NEEDS TO EXTINGUISH FROM THE PLANET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO STUPID.

We kill them often and find it enjoyable.

nothing could go wrong with a kid buying an ant colony at the mall lol

Even though this is the kind of thing my nightmares are made of, good for him for finding a successful niche.

are ants communists at heart?

If anybody wants to start an ant farm they are more than welcome to come and help themselves from any of the ones we have in our garden. Millions to choose from.

Ant farms making a comeback cool cool, now sea monkeys please

It's all about perception isn't it. Crows have always been associated with death to me, but recently I've made friends with a crow who's been hanging around my backyard. He's got a bit of a damaged left wing but is still able to fly. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

this is great!

They make fascinating pets, I had them when I was young and my mother hated me having them.

AntsCanada has been in this business for the longest time. The YouTube channel is exceptionally the best educator to everyone about ants care.

In the words of the late Yule Gibbons: Many parts are edible.

Yes

Not if I have to walk them one at a time.

Quite crazy.. breaking convention

Each and every body know that Pakistan is the safe heaven of all terrorists groups. They send terrorists to India and Afghanistan. To rooted up terrorism then go and hit their safe heavens in the army headquarters of Pakista.

These were very popular in the sixties

I always thought it was gross and weird until I heard someone explain it on reddit. Ok it's still very weird but interesting how you make small adjustments and see how they reorganize their whole colonies

Things Happen!

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