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AntWorks Space-Age Habitat

Own a Super Cool Space-Age Habitat

Developed from NASA technology to understand the development of animal life without gravity, interactive toys don't come much cooler than this desktop ant habitat!

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The perfect educational gift for anyone aged between 9 and 99
Pack comes with everything you need, except ants
Magnifying glass
Ant life expectancy approximately 6 months (worker ants conveniently carry their late brethren to the top of the gel for easy disposal
Gel can be re-used time and again

Customer Reviews

"I am pleased to say that this product is great for my kids i gave them one of these last week, they have fallen in love with it even I enjoy helping them capture the ants. You should buy this it is perfect!"

Mr Simpson, Stirling

Create an Amazing Antquarium

Want to build your own ant habitat? Good news! We're about to tell you how to make an ant habitat. Yes, starting an ant habitat is easy with the amazing Antquarium. If you know someone who's always fancied their own farm, get them one! Ok, it may be lacking in pigs and sheep, but they can watch ants live and burrow into highly nutritious, non-toxic gel, creating an amazing pattern of tunnels – interactive toys don't come much more hands on than the ant habitat! So, if you, or someone you know has an interest in ant habitats, then read on.

Ant Habitat from Antworks The gel used in this ant habitat enabled NASA scientists to observe and study ants during space flight to investigate how different species of animals behave in space and to see how they reacted to zero gravity. Now they've come back down to earth so you can study them at home or, if you don't like being separated from your pets while you're at work, you can take your Antworks Space-Age Habitat with you and keep an eye on them on your desk. Watching them is an ideal form of stress relief (just remember to do some work!)

If the kids have been pestering you for their own pet, but you're worried the novelty will wear off after a couple of weeks, the ant habitat is the perfect compromise! If they're not convinced that ants are quite the same as having their own puppy, simply point out that ants are the longest living of all insects and the world's strongest creature in relation to their size with the ability to carry 10-20 times their bodyweight and they'll soon seem a much cooler option than some boring old dog that needs walking every day! Yes, ant habitat care is easy!

Antworks The ants require minimal care and there's no need to feed them as the ant habitat is a self contained environment in which they can make tunnels whilst the gel provides adequate nutrients for them to live.

Starting an ant habitat is simple. Just prod four little holes into the gel to get the tunnel network started, collect some ants to live in the colony (the kids will love this part!). Making ant habitats is lots of fun when you're out in the garden in search of your new pets. Put them into the ant habitat, replace the lid and hey presto, it's your own home made ant habitat! Within days you'll be able to see the pattern of tunnels your new little pets have created in the gel. If you can't be bothered to carry out the process of ant selection yourself, then you can send away for the ants.

There's enough air in the habitat to last an ant lifetime, but we advise you remove the lid for a few minutes each week to aerate the interior and give your ants a breath of fresh air. Just don't forget to replace the lid, as we don't accept