Have you heard of the Antworks Ant Farm? I recently came across it and I just thought it was the neatest ant farm I have ever seen!
The only ant farms that I was familiar with were the old traditional ones with 2 panes of glass with a small separation in between and then filled with sand or soil. You would put ants in there and hopefully you had a queen ant so that your colony would keep living. You would have to keep the sand or soil moist and make sure your ants got enough food and water.
But with the Antworks Ant Farm, you don't need to worry about feeding and watering your ants. The gel inside acts as both their tunneling area and for their food and water.
The gel is actually from a NASA experiment to test the reactions of ants to microgravity. Antworks has made the gel complete with the nutrients that the ants need to live.
Unlike sand or soil, this gel is translucent so you can see right through it. You'll be able to see exactly where the ants are at all times. You can get a light to go underneath the Antworks Ant Farm to illuminate the whole farm so you can see all the tunnels built by your ant.
I'm not a kid anymore but seeing this version of the ant farm makes me want to start my own ant farm!
I know you can order ants in the mail, but I would probably go the adventurous route and try and capture my own ants from outside.
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