| "ANTWORKS" Science Kit Description:
A Space-Age Habitat for Ants!
Ants live, work and tunnel in nutritious and non-toxic gel as they create series upon series of intricate tunnels. Easy to care for! Ants need NO food or water!
ANTWORKS is a space-age habitat for ants based upon a 2003 NASA Space Shuttle experiment to study ants in zero gravity.
ANTWORKS makes the perfect desktop pet or a fascinating educational gift. ANTWORKS is an especially good science fair project idea for visual kids! A fun science kit for kids who love insects and love to watch insects at work.
Product Specifications:
Ages: 5+
Box Size: 8.6" x 8.5" x 3.6"
Box Weight: 2.0 lbs
Habitat Size: 6.5"L x 5.5"W x 1.25"D
Product Contents:
6.5"L x 5.5"W x 1.25"D acrylic habitat
Nutrient Gel
Magnifying Glass
Ant Catching Tool/ Tunnel Starter
Instruction Manual with Interesting Facts About Ants
Product Awards:
Learning Magazine, Teachers' Choice Award
Product Notes:
Ants ARE NOT included. Catch or purchase separately.
For international shipping purposes, ANTWORKS includes "gel". The following countries do not allow gel to be imported:
Germany, United Kingdom (UK)
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This kit contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
More information on ordering ants. Our family used this ant kit and we purchased harvester ants at the www.AntsAlive.com website for a cost of $4.95 (including shipping). The website states they ship to both the USA and Canada. They do not ship to Canada in the winter, and sometimes delay shipments to some areas in the country during cold spells. They do not ship to Hawaii. Ants should arrive 3-10 days after ordering. Our ants arrived healthy and lively! Although we didn't count the ants, the amount seemed appropriate for our ANTWORKS habitat. Harvester ants are larger than we have in our natural outdoors, and are easier to watch.
Yes, insects are animals. Many kids will ask whether insects are considered animals. This is a great question for further thinking and discussion with your curious kids. As you help guide their research, you will be happy to know that insects are animals! Insects are part of the animal kingdom (Kingdom Animalia), and a class under the Phylum Arthropoda. Harvester ants are also quite fun to research!
Relatively quick science kit to watch! The ants will begin to tunnel within 24-48 hours after arrival. Your kids will delight in watching the tunnels form throughout the ANTWORKS gel in a very short time.
Easy to care for! The kit states that no food or water is required - and that is very true! However, the ants do benefit from fresh air on a fairly regular basis. Opening up the habitat for short time periods is necessary once or twice a week. Your kids will need to show how clever they can be to open the habitat and ensure no ants escape! Harvester ants should not be touched, so your kids will need to think about how and when to open the habitat. (We haven't lost an ant yet, so it isn't difficult, but you need to be clever!) Your kids will see how fresh air livens up the activity. Softly blowing into the habitat, helping the air circulate into the tunnels, also makes for a lively time!
Habitat is a convenient size for home or classroom. The ant habitat needs to be placed in a cooler area, out of direct sunlight. Because of the size of the ANTWORKS habitat, it can be placed in numerous places, and easily moved around.
Habitat ready for regular re-use. If kids tire of the ant habitat, you can "release" the ants, and re-use the habitat at a later time with fresh, new ants. Since the gel is very long lasting, you can re-use the gel. Or, you can replace it so a new classroom can watch how the ants form tunnels! |
