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Fascinations ANTW2 Antworks Illuminated from Fascinations
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Product Description The Antworks Habitat and the Antworks Illuminator are all in one box. It includes a removable LED Illuminator with power adaptor, nutrient gel, magnifying glass, extreme zoom lens, ant catching/tunnel starting tool, and instruction booklet with interesting facts about ants. The ants not included, order form enclosed on back page of booklet. Item dimensions: 6.5 x 6 x 1.25 .
Customer Reviews
Whoops Posted 24 June 2008
I got this for Christmas 07, and just got my ants (summer 08), since I did not want them to die in the cold. I ordered from the form in the back of the book, and 19/25 ants survived the journey. Not bad for a couple of bucks. But I wanted to warn everyone:
This stuff is Gel. It moves, depending on how it sits. So for the last several months, I've had it in the box, sitting on its side. All the gel separated from from the edge, and left a huge area for the ants to crawl along the side. Its neat to see the ants up close, but all they are doing right now is tearing the side apart. Had I known the gel separated, I could have easily pushed it back, since its essentially Jello consistency. This was completely my fault, so I might get a new one eventually just to see how its really supposed to work.
So I would recommend to anyone who might get this during the winter. If you are going to store it for some reason, make sure you store it standing up, so the gel stays put.
Liked it. Posted 24 June 2008
I bought this for my husband (a science teacher) to sit in his classroom for kids to look at. So for that purpose it is rather smalll; I wish would have purchased the connectable ones due to size. However, it's a very neat product!
Fantastic Posted 08 June 2008
Fascinations ANTW2 Antworks Illuminated
I have had the most fun watching the ants work and build the tunnels through the gel substance. I have spent more time with this "toy" than anything in recent history. I have always been interested in science and biology, but nothing compares to this ant farm. My friends laughed at me when I said I was getting an ant farm (I'm 42), but once I showed them this one and all the work the ants had done in just a few days, they too were amazed. This item could easily grab the attention of any child and perhaps spark an interest in studying more about ants or other living creatures. Perhaps your child (or even you) would love one of these, and at this price, you can't beat it. The best part is once the ants die (about 2 or 3 months), you still have their work to admire. Turn on the lights and just look at the glistening tunnels. It's fantastic!
extreme enjoyment Posted 18 May 2008
This item is fun for all ages. I had a great time watching and learning how ants live and work together. The whole world should learn from ants how working together makes a better and more productive world than fighting and doing your own thing in spite of others. At 47 years of age I feel your never too old to learn a life lesson and this "toy" certainly does that.
Lots of fun with the right ants! Posted 17 May 2008
We got this for Christmas in 2006, then found ants to put in it in summer 2007. They lived, but did NOTHING for the entire few months they lived...although we did enjoy seeing them eat the random spider we'd through in there. :) These were tiny little ants that that were so small we had to put a piece of tape over the air holes because they could crawl through! Two days ago we went out in our woods and found a log with the larger ants living in it. After some creative work on my part with a jar and kids 1" paint brush, I was able to catch some of those. (wait for a sunny day when they are near the surface of their hole) They are already digging and tunneling! We even got some larvae that we hope to see develop! We spent the time during the school year studying ants as a homeschool project, so we were disappointed when the first batch didn't do anything, but now that we have studied them so extensively, we are thrilled to see them build their nurseries, garbage dump, sleeping quarters, etc. Can't wait to see if any males emerge from the larvae! We'll release those if they do!
Oh..and very tricky for me to get the ants INTO the farm. After collecting them in a jar, I found a way to separate them from the debris, then put a paper cover on the jar that left a 1-2" oval opening/pour spout area. I took the cover off the farm and lightly taped a piece of paper the same size as the lid to the top, then poked a hole with a pencil about the size of my funnel that I have. I then poured the ants into the funnel and used the paintbrush to help get them in there and down the funnel. Once in the farm, I sifted through the previously separated debris on a piece of paper to find the larvae, then dumped them down the funnel. When the funnel was not in the hole, I put a small piece of tape over the hole. After everyone was in safe and sound, I waited for them to settle down, then quickly and gently removed the paper and replaced the lid. There has got to be an easier way to do this, but this is what we figured out and I thought I'd post it here in case someone finds themselves stuck in the same place we were with...how do we get these into the farm and not all over the counter or porch?
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