SINGAPORE — 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. The 41-year-old eventually ditched a job in electronics distribution to open “Just Ants” in January and cater to fellow enthusiasts. ADVERTISEMENT“I wish to have a place where people can gather and share insights, and share their ant-keeping journey,” Ye told Agence France-Presse (AFP). But Ye knows he has his work cut out to convince people in Singapore, where ant-keeping is rare, that the creatures are pets and not pests. Most Singaporeans believe “you should actually not keep ants because ants … are poisonous, they are dirty, disgusting, they carry diseases,” he conceded.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2020 21:04 UTC