Don't underestimate ants -- they're money in the bank... and the yogurt in your parfait? <a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-jails-chinese-man-ant-smuggling-case-rcna332099" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kenyan court jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case (NBC News / Reuters, Apr 16, 2026)</a> <a href= "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-and-chefs-team-up-to-make-yogurt-from-ants-180987455/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scientists and Chefs Team Up to Make Yogurt From Ants (Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, October 6, 2025)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href= "mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

Don't underestimate ants -- they're money in the bank... and the yogurt in your parfait? Kenyan court jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case (NBC News / Reuters, Apr 16, 2026) Scientists and Chefs Team Up to Make Yogurt From Ants (Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, October 6, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

Don't underestimate ants -- they're money in the bank... and the yogurt in your parfait? <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-jails-chinese-man-ant-smuggling-case-rcna332099" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kenyan court jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case (NBC News / Reuters, Apr 16, 2026)</a> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-and-chefs-team-up-to-make-yogurt-from-ants-180987455/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scientists and Chefs Team Up to Make Yogurt From Ants (Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, October 6, 2025)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href="mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

Ants: more valuable than you think

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