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Humans aren't quite ready to live in space-age environments but our friends at NASA created something that ants can live and survive in. The habitat consists of a non-toxic gel that is used both for food and water. The gel also provides a tunneling medium so you can watch the ants burrow and build for hours. The LED light at the base provides a nice bluish glow, making you feel like you're a little closer to the heavens.

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This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.
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Ants could get out of the breathing holes and are not particularly easy to catch and get into it.
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1.  avatar Erik said:

This is awesome. I've never had an ant farm, but I would definitely like one. Especially since this one is 3D. (My love of the intelligence of ants came from GEB).
Jan 30, 2007 12:26pm
2.  avatar checkerboard said:

Better yet, Ant farm,
get one and put different color sand in it, get it ?, this way you can see what the ants do with the sand, which color is moved from point a-b-c etc.
Aug 14, 2007 1:20am
3.  avatar silence omo7 said:

My last ant farm spilled on the floor and set the ants loose in my room. For some reason they liked hanging out in the sheets on myy bed. At least they were tiny and dont bite. This is cool though, accenting the coolest feature of an ant farm (the ants tunnels).
Aug 14, 2007 2:38am
4.  avatar Amanie said:

OMG, that is like my worst nightmare. I could never have an ant farm for the reason you just said.
Aug 14, 2007 9:37am
5.  avatar Erik said:

I like that idea, checkerboard. American Inventor?
Aug 14, 2007 9:59am
6.  avatar l said:

I'm hoping to get one of these for christmas. Hey, does anyone know the average life-span of the ants? I read some review that said they only live for three months.

Dec 01, 2007 3:37pm
7.  avatar Amanie said:

This source confirms that they only live for 3 months, and Harvester ants can live between 2 and 6 months.
Dec 02, 2007 10:58am
8.  avatar l said:

Thanks.
Dec 02, 2007 2:46pm
9.  avatar l said:

I got the illuminated Antworks for Christmas but I havn't gotten the ants yet...
Dec 30, 2007 6:40pm
10.  avatar hissy100 said:

I bought a red antworks illuminated from a local store, i live up in the northwest, and my local ants aren't harvester ants. but i caught some and they adapted just fine to their new home!

Feb 18, 2008 9:35am
11.  avatar whones said:

We've had an AntWorks in our office for just over a year now. All but one of the ants died 1 or 2 months ago. Last week we had a birthday party for the last remaining ant and let him crawl around on the cake. This is a great product - I highly recommend it! I also highly recommend InnovaToys.com where I purchased my AntWorks and will continue to purchase gifts.
Jul 30, 2008 12:30am
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  • This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.

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"We've had an AntWorks in our office for just over a year now. All but one of the ants died 1 or 2 months ago. Last week we had a birthday party for the last remaining ant and let him crawl around on the cake. This is a great product - I highly recommend it! I also highly recommend InnovaToys.com where I purchased my AntWorks and will continue to purchase gifts."
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  • This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.

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  • Ants could get out of the breathing holes and are not particularly easy to catch and get into it.

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  • This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.

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  • Ants could get out of the breathing holes and are not particularly easy to catch and get into it.

Comments

"My last ant farm spilled on the floor and set the ants loose in my room. For some reason they liked hanging out in the sheets on myy bed. At least they were tiny and dont bite. This is cool though, accenting the coolest feature of an ant farm (the ants tunnels)."
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  • This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.

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  • Ants could get out of the breathing holes and are not particularly easy to catch and get into it.

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"OMG, that is like my worst nightmare. I could never have an ant farm for the reason you just said."
"This source confirms that they only live for 3 months, and Harvester ants can live between 2 and 6 months."
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  • This was very fun to watch the ants tunnel.

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