New! Antworks Super Ant-quarium with Lights!
Self-contained- No feeding or watering required!
AntWorks Features:
- Curved Container - Sturdy acrylic, the AntWorks light up ant farm ranch measures 5.25" tall x 1.25" wide x 6.75" long (14 x 16.5 x 3cm) and is the largest of its kind.
- AntWorks LED-illuminated base with electric wall adapter.
- Ant-Catching Tool Included - Ants can also be ordered online or by mail.
- Magnifying Glass and Extreme Viewing Lens - Let curious eyes get a closer look!
- Ants Handbook - Interesting facts about ants and their behavior!
- THE BIO-GEL SUPPLIES THE ANTS WITH FOOD AND WATER! You just put in the ants and watch!
- Spill-Proof - The bio gel is firm like candle wax.
- 100% NON-TOXIC - SAFE FOR AGES 3+
AntWorks Instructions:
First open up the Antquarium and poke a few holes in the surface with a pen. Then go outside and catch about 15 ants to populate the colony. (An ant catching kit is included, and live ants are also available online.) Put them in the Antquarium, replace the lid... and watch. The ants will burrow out amazing tunnels, each clearly visible through the transparent biogel. The gel provides the ants food and water for many months, so all you have to do is watch!
ANTWORKS BIO-GEL FEEDS AND WATERS THE ANTS WITHOUT ANY EFFORT FROM YOU!
Gel Ant Farm Ranch's History:
On Earth, gravity tells ants which way is down, and that has been a constant for every known living thing since the beginning of life (on Earth). How would a zero-gravity environment affect the natural functions of living things from Earth? Would trees grow correctly? If a colony of ants was in a zero-gravity environment, would ants be able to make their underground tunnels, or would they get confused? How would they decide which way is up?
Containers for various insects and animals were developed for space flight, but ants posed a unique puzzle: A natural, soil-based habitat would crumble and destroy the ant tunnels in zero gravity. and even if the soil managed to stick together in space, the tremendous G-forces of takeoff and reentry would collapse whatever tunnels the ants made, killing the ants and ruining the experiment. NASA needed a habitat ants could live and tunnel in that would withstand the stresses of space travel.
A special "bio-gel" material was created which would serve as a tunneling medium for the ants, as well as a nutrient source. It was firm, stable, and successfully tested on space shuttle S.T.S. 107 5.2000 by NASA.
That same space-age biotechnology is now available in light-up gel ant farms (ant ranches) for you to display at home or work! You will be amazed by how quickly and efficiently ants get to work on their new home!
$24.99
