Antworks Illuminated

Fascinations AntWorks Illuminated Blue

Product Features

* Fascinations designs product to illustrate many magical aspects of our world
* Watch as your ants explore, discover, and develop new territories
* Kit includes instruction booklet with ant order coupon
* You Must Order Ants to inhabit habitat
* Then add your ants and see them transform your design into their own creative patterns
* Ages 3 years and up

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The AntWorks Illuminator is the perfect bedside or shelf accessory. It includes: 6.5"L x 6.0"W x 1.25"D clear acrylic habitat, LED base with AC adapter, accessories (magnifying glass, extreme zoom lens, tunnel starter tool) and instruction booklet with ant order coupon (very important note here if buying for a gift - you have to order the ants separately either via order form enclosed with habitat or online). Antworks ant farm is by far the best available with Antworks you can see right through the gel for optimal observation.

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"Great conversation piece for the office"
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"My friends laughed at me when I said I was getting an ant farm (I'm 42)"
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Here are some helpful tips to make your ant watching experience the best possible!

1. The ant farms do not arrive with ants - you can order them online or you use the form enclosed with you ant farm (delivery times seem to vary from a few days to 6 weeks depending on the supplier and time of year).
2. Harvester ants are the best. Do NOT collect fire ants or army ants.
3. Be careful when adding ants to habitat - they will try to escape and can deliver a nasty bite.
4. Putting the vial of ants in the fridge for a short time will make them a little more docile for adding, then place whole vial in habitat and close habitat lid - remove vial later when all ants are safely out.
5. Ants only have a life expectancy of approx 3 months.
6. Ants are cheap to buy at between $3 and $10 (you can collect your own just follow the instructions).
7. When poking holes to start tunnels for your ants, do this close to the glass so you can see the tunnels in much more detail.
8. Use the magnifying glass and zoom tool to get up close and personal with your ants.
9. You need to remove the lid for a few seconds each week to allow oxygen inside - be careful when you do this as they will swarm to the opening and try to escape!
10. The ants do BITE!!! So younger children should be supervised at all times.

The Life and Times of the Ant - only $6.95
Cheerful account emphasizes the prolific insect's impressive history, industry, and sociability. Each busy spread introduces an aspect of the ant's life cycle and its work in tunneling and maintaining the colony. Brief text is accompanied by an informative array of captioned watercolor sketches. Cartoon figures of ants in human guise are liberally sprinkled among the more factual drawings.

"This book was PERFECT for learning about ants."
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"Humour Creates Interest, Leads to Learning"
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