Name: GeoSafari® Ant Factory™
Brand: Educational Insights
SKU: 307084640361496584
Price: 59.45 USD
Rating: 4.1765 (17 reviews)

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Explore the amazing world of ants up close with the GeoSafari Ant Factory – with sand! Set includes everything kids need to raise and observe an ant colony, including an escape-proof ant habitat with large viewing area, magnification spots, and stand; special ant sand; feeding tool, and certificate to receive live ants. Settle your ants and watch as they work together to tunnel, eat, sleep, and more. Perfect for young entomologists; provides a 360°-view of one of the world's most industrious insects! Includes activity guide and mail-in certificate for Harvester Ants ($4.00 shipping and handling not included). Key Features : i : WATCH ANTS WORK: Set up and maintain your very own ant habitat, then watch as they tunnel in the sand, work, eat, sleep, and interact with each other ii : STEM LEARNING IN ACTION: Introduce young learners to basic ecology, biology, and entomology and promote an early love of science and nature iii : GREAT SUMMERTIME ACTIVITY: Take a break and cool down indoors as you care for your ants and study them in motion iv : INCLUDES: Escape-proof ant habitat with large viewing area, magnification spots, and stand; special ant sand; feeding tool, activity guide, and certificate to receive live ants v : THE PERFECT LEARNING ACTIVITY: This unplugged play experience is designed to keep kids engaged, entertained, and learning inside or outside of the classroom

Jennifer

This was an awesome experience for my 5 and 7 year old boys! Even their dad and I were sucked into watching the ants hard at work! You can easily see all their tunnels. The only downsides to this were 2 things. First, it took about a month for ants to arrive from antsalive and that was frustrating, although they eventually made it right. And second, instructions say to leave 2 inches of open space at the top, I wish I would've left 3 or 4 inches. When they start building more, the sand keeps getting lifted all the way up and I keep having to gently tap it down so I can take the little cover off to feed them. I also love that it's clear on both sides, because you can see a lot more without a picture on one side!

Angel

Rochelle12

The Educational Insights GeoSafari Ant Factory provided an excellent summer science experiment for my children. I don't believe this should be left within reach of younger children as my kindergartner nearly knocked this over several times in his excitement while supervised. Overall my children were extremely happy with the ant factory and had fun watching the colony grow.

barbieshorty05

My daughter is all about insects and animals so she has loved having her own ants to watch. This kit is very durable and easy to use, watching your ants is very neat. Actually getting the ants from the suggested site took a while and they were all dead on arrival the first go around so had to reorder. The kit itself is very nice, would definitely recommend.

My child loves bugs. I really thought it would hold his attention much more than it actually has. The ants were active, but they didn't actually make as many tunnels as I thought they would. Overall, it was fun to watch, but really we just watched them eat. We did share with my child's teacher and we should have bought more ants. Which we are willing to try in the coming weeks. We did enjoy this product, but it definitely was not what we were expecting. I think we were expecting to watch the ants work more or dig more. Rather than watch them eat.

Jessica

This ant factory is fun and sturdy! It was cool watching the ants move around in it. The only complaint I had was the company that you can purchase the live ants from. I ordered them and they took FOREVER to get to me and when they finally did they were dead. I just caught some of my own ants and put them in the factory.

bnj2216

Our base for the ant factory was very wobbly. I was always so nervous it would fall and ants would get everywhere. So far it hasn't and we've had it a few weeks. It is very cool to watch how ants act and my 6 year old is very entrigued and shows me new things everyday.

The Educational Insights GeoSafari Ant Factory was sent to me complementary for testing and review purposes however this is still my honest review. It's engaging for most age ranges. The children love it. They will count the ants they see, they will try to predict what direction their tunnel may go next, and so much more! I definitely recommend this over other ant farms I've seen or used. Would be great in a science class!

This is a great way to show the life cycle of ants. It took about three weeks after we ordered our ants for them to arrive. We quickly filled the ant farm with the sand provided and used the hole maker to make their tunnels. We added our ants. I wanted to give it a few days before reviewing so that I could give an honest answer. It's a little scary knowing how dangerous harvest ants bites are. I was concerned most with them being in the house. The ant farm seemed secure at first. However my son tipped it over and the top fell off. A few of the ants escaped. On the package that comes with the ants, says if they escape or get out you need to destroy them immediately. Which is kind of sad. That's what we had to do to the ones that got out. We were quickly able to close it so no more of the ants escaped. The ants mostly stick to the top in our case. They don't really travel down into the sand. Half of the ants we received were dead. Which they warn you of when you make your purchase. Overall my son loves to watch the ants and it's a great way to educate your child. It's fun to watch them. However I would've liked to have the Ant food come with this. Instead of having to buy everything separate because it does get a little expensive. We love the experience of the ant farm.

JustAPoorSocialWorker

The concept of this is great, but when you get it it is just the ant enclosures and dirt. You have to buy the ants separately. You get a discount, but the ants are still pricy.

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