Pudong Airport Customs has intercepted more than 13000 Texas Bachelors, all alive!

Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Guo Jianfeng) Recently, during the supervision of inbound express shipments by Shanghai Pudong International Airport Customs, a batch of packages declared as "air fryers" caught the attention of on-site customs officers. After unpacking and inspection, 37 plastic tubes containing live ants were found in the foam strips in the box, containing more than 13000 ants

Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Guo Jianfeng) Recently, during the supervision of inbound express shipments by Shanghai Pudong International Airport Customs, a batch of packages declared as "air fryers" caught the attention of on-site customs officers. After unpacking and inspection, 37 plastic tubes containing live ants were found in the foam strips in the box, containing more than 13000 ants. According to professional customs agencies, this batch of intercepted ant species is the Texas Bacheleria formosana, which has not been reported in China and is an alien species.

Caption: Intercepted Texas Bachelor Ant. Drawing provided by Shanghai Customs

The Texas Bacheter Ant is a social animal. Its feeding method is very rare, which involves cutting leaves into countless small pieces and bringing them back to the ant nest for cultivation and fermentation until small mushrooms grow on top, and then feeding the larvae with mushrooms. Adults mainly feed on the juice flowing out of chopped leaves. Its upper jaw is very sharp, and large worker ants can easily bite and bleed people. Once introduced and bred, it will have an impact on the ecological environment and people's health and safety.

Customs Reminder:

According to laws and regulations such as the Biosafety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, and their implementation regulations, "foreign species shall not be introduced without approval", and "it is prohibited to carry or send live animals and plants into the country". If the regulations are violated, the customs will investigate legal responsibility in accordance with the law.

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