Ant World

brilliant product its really intresting recomend for ages 7 and up

Ant world is a great toy for kids of all ages. You can see right in to the world of ants and how they live. This is a fascinating and intriguing science kit and will keep kids entertained for hours.

My first Ant Colony has sadly passed away. That's no reflection on the quality of ant-world, more on the user. After gradually introducing 30 or so ants over a 1 month period the colony proceeded to tunnel, make steep hills, separate gravel from sand and generally treat their new world as a bit of a working holiday. There were few fights and the ants grew to look after each other, feed each other and keep busy moving rocks and tunnelling.

As the winter approached they spent more time underground, huddled. I presumed they were conserving energy. Then tragedy struck. A steep anthill, built to detect the presecnce of predators I presume, collapsed resulting in a mass live ant burial. Soon after that the remainder of the colony gave up and simply died en masse !! I've learnt that more moisture is required so the sand binds together and lessens the prospect of landslides. Bring on the Summer - a great alternative Xmas present for all ages.