Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.

In Kenya, two Belgian teenagers and two others face charges for smuggling thousands of ants, highlighting a disturbing shift in wildlife trafficking.

Two Belgian teenagers, David Lornoy and Seppe Lodewijckx admitted in court that they attempted to traffic thousands of queen ants for the growing international exotic pet market.