Witness what goes on in the amazing world of an ant with this remarkable habitat from Antworks.

Antworks Ant Habitat is a wonderful educational gift that allows you an extremely up close and personal view of your very own ant society. Normally, if you wanted to get this close, you’d have to investigate an anthill and, trust me, they are not creatures that show great hospitality to unwelcomed visitors who come crashing through the walls of the city they built with their own labor—especially when they have the queen to protect! But the Antworks Ant Habitat lets you observe the little guys and gals at a safe distance (for you) and marvel at their incredibly functional world.

The Antworks Ant Habitat is constructed of a transparent blue gel designed by NASA in their efforts to study animal behavior in space. The ants will dig away at the gel to create the intricate network of tunnels that makes up their living area.

In addition to being the main component of their environment, the gel is also formulated to provide the ants with all the water, food and nutrients necessary to ensure a long life span for your new friends. Which also means that the Antworks Ant Habitat requires as little maintenance as possible; all you need to do is follow the directions, drop the ants in and watch them go about their lives.

The Antworks Ant Habitat is an ideal gift for children and a must have for any classroom, providing you with countless hours of enjoyment. Including a jeweler’s lens and other helpful tools, the Antworks Ant Habitat is your chance to experience the incredible world that ants live in.

Features:

• Sturdy acrylic container
• Dimensions: 14 x 16.5 x 3cm (6.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches)
• The perfect educational gift for all ages
• Worker ants conveniently carry those who have passed away to the top for easy disposal.
• Hours or fascination for everyone
• Get up close and personal with the enclosed jeweler's lens
• Order form enclosed for Utah's finest ants!
• Average life expectancy is 6 months!

Contains:

• AntWorks Habitat with gel
• Jeweler's lens
• Magnifying glass
• Plastic rod to start the holes in the AntWorks Habitat or use to catch ants
• Instruction manual
• Coupon for Utah's finest ants

Ant Facts No 1

Ants are one of the oldest living creatures on earth. Like sharks, they haven't changed much in millions of years. Nature got it right first time, proving the old axiom "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Ant Facts No 2

Ants are the world's strongest creature in relation to their size. They can carry 10-20 times their bodyweight. They are also the longest living of all insects.

Ant Facts No 3

At any given moment, there are at least 10¹⁵ ants living on earth. (That's a number so large -- and involving more zeros than is polite to use in mixed company -- that there isn't even a word for it. A lot is just woefully inadequate.) Anyway, that represents 0.1% of all the planet's insects.