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Ant farmers of Indonesia

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A worker holds jars containing ants in Bogor, Indonesia, April 5, 2014. 

Ant breeders in Bogor use jars to accommodate colonies numbering in the thousands. Breeders can produce 300 pounds of eggs and hundreds of thousands of ants per month. 

The ant eggs are an alternative food that is rich in protein and vitamins, with local market demand for the ants and their eggs in Indonesia very high. 


Bogor, Indonesia

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Ants enter a jar which is used for breeding in Bogor, Indonesia, April 5, 2014. 

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker holds up some of the breeder eggs, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Ant eggs are laid on a container, April 7, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker checks on jars containing ants in a special humidity-controlled  room, adjusted to suit the ants colonies, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Worker ants enter the jar colony to pull out eggs, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Worker ants enter the jar colony to pull out eggs, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Worker ants are separated from eggs using plastic containers, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A buyer photographs jars containing ants, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Worker ants are separated from eggs with plastic containers, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Jars of ants are placed into a plastic bag for sale, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Ants enter a jar which is used for breeding, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker arranges jars containing ants for sale, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker checks on jars of ants in a special humidity-controlled room, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Ants are separated from their eggs, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker shows a jar containing ants, April 5, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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Ants produce eggs for human consumption, April 7, 2014.

Bogor, Indonesia

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A worker checks jars of ants in a humidity-controlled room, April 5, 2014.
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