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Insect Lore Ant Hill

Insect Lore Ant Hill

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Brand: Insect Lore
Category: Toy
Department: ToysAndShoes

List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.70
as of 2/8/2012 18:27 CST details
You Save: $9.29 (46%)



New (32) from $10.70

Sales Rank: 9682

Number Of Items: 1
Age: 8 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 6 x 9.8
Warranty: N

MPN: 5510
Model: 5510
UPC: 735569055108
EAN: 0735569055108
ASIN: B000065AEY

Release Date: June 16, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • This AntHill is the world's first living ant habitat designed like a real ant's home
  • Features realistic double-sided viewing area, wide base for super stability, escape-proof locking lid,
  • Ant certificate must be returned to receive your live ants
  • Features special AntHill sand, fun ant activities and complete instructions

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Product Description
Watch as these hard-working critters burrow underground to create an amazing network of subterranean tunnels, walkways and secret chambers. Features a realistic double-sided viewing area, wide base for super stability, escape-proof locking lid, special AntHill fill sand, fun ant activities and complete instructions. Note: Ant certificate must be returned to receive your live ants. Extra $4.00 required for ant shipping.

Amazon.com Hands-On Review
Give your children the gift of nature with the Ant Hill from Insect Lore. This kit is the first ant habitat designed like the real thing. The dome-shaped, see-through home offers a crosscut view, so kids can easily view ants burrowing and tunneling through the sand and foraging for food above ground. This kit comes with a coupon to send away for live ants through the mail, and it is recommended for kids ages six and up with adult supervision.

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At a Glance:

Age: 6 years and up, with adult supervision

Requirements: Ants, which are available with the included mail-in coupon ($5 shipping and handling required; ships to Canada and all U.S. states except Hawaii).

Warranty: Insect Lore guarantees that ants will arrive alive.

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Watch the ants burrow, tunnel, and eat! View larger.
Harvester Ants Direct to You from the Wild
When you redeem your mail-in coupon, a vial of 25 harvester ants will be sent to you. These ants are gathered by ant wranglers in the hills of the American Southwest.

Insect Lore does not recommend using ants from your backyard--the Ant Hill is designed especially to keep harvester ants enclosed. Care must be taken with harvester ants, as their bites may cause stinging and swelling. Adult supervision is advised.

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Watch Ants Create a Network of Tunnels
The fun begins once you receive your ants and put them into the Ant Hill. The included special sand makes ants feel right at home. Just like they do in the wild, the ants will dig through the sand to create an interesting network of burrows and tunnels, and they will emerge at the top of the hill to forage for food and water.

The Ant Hill's transparent, crosscut design lets you see the inside of the hill from top to bottom, so you can get the best view of your ants' hard work.

Have Fun Caring for Your Ants
In addition to watching ants build tunnels, children will love caring for the ants and feeding them fresh fruits and vegetables. A little bit of food goes a long way--you only need a popcorn kernel-sized morsel of an apple or carrot to feed 25 ants for three days. To keep your ants healthy, you will also need to give them a few drops of fresh water every few days.

Harvester ants will live for two to four weeks in the Ant Hill.

What's in the Box
Ant Hill habitat, sand, certificate to order live ants, and fact and activity book