Insect Lore Ant Hill (B000065AEY)

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Insect Lore Ant Hill

Binding: Toy
Published: 2008-06-16

$9.95

Features:

This AntHill is the world's first living ant habitat designed like a real ant's home
Features realistic double-sided viewing area, wide base for super stability, escape-proof locking lid, special AntHill sand, fun ant activities and complete instructions
Ant certificate must be returned to receive your live ants

Insect Lore Ant Hill

Editorial Review:

Watch as these hard-working critters burrow underground to create an amazing network of subterranean tunnels, walkways and secret chambers. Features a realistic double-sided viewing area, wide base for super stability, escape-proof locking lid, special AntHill fill sand, fun ant activities and complete instructions. Note: Ant certificate must be returned to receive your live ants. Extra $4.00 required for ant shipping.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

A fun ant experience:

My grandmother bought this for my daughter. We sent away for the ants in winter thinking that they wouldn't send them until spring. WRONG! They arrived on December 24th and our mailperson left them in freezing temperatures on the front porch. Fortunately, they weren't there long and all survived. Much to our delight our shipment of ants included one pupae and one larva ant. My daughter was absolutely delighted. She's spent a lot of time with a magnifying glass observing the ants. It is facinating watching... more info

So fun! Great for Science Project...:

Would have given it 5 stars but we've had a difficult time getting old peices of food out of the bottom. They are turning moldy after two weeks. Hope it's not a bother to the ants... kind of gross to look at!
Still, it's an educational toy and a great way to bring the outdoors in :)

AntHill - Where was this when I was a kid, dangit?:

I remember doing that old ant farm kit when I was little (too long ago now, I know) and saw this new-style ant hill next to that ant farm on a store shelf. That old ant farm hasn't changed in (okay, I'm admitting it here) over 30 years! The new dome-like style of this one, and the idea that we could see what the ants were doing both above ground and below ground appealed to us. We did buy both styles though - my kids wanted to try them all (the AntHill was the better of the two, even though I admit to... more info

yikes!:

Having live stinging ants in my home is definitely outside my comfort zone. That being said, this was a great product for my kids. All of them, 2 to teen loved watching the ants dig and tunnel. Even my squeamish self enjoyed watching the tunnels develop. Ants are truly amazing workers. Among the ants that arrived only two were dead. The one draw back was this. The product said the ants would live 2 to 4 weeks. They survived much longer, necessitating caring for them longer than I expected.

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