Ant Kits, Viewable Habits, and Accessories

Frequently Asked Questions

Without a queen, worker ants in a home habitat typically live for 2 to 4 weeks. They spend this time tirelessly digging tunnels and foraging for food.

Ants are incredibly strong, capable of carrying objects 50 times their own body weight. You can watch this amazing feat as they move sand or seeds around their ant hill habitat.

Yes, all the Harvester ants in your ant tube are female worker ants. In an ant colony, the workers are exclusively female.

Yes, ants have brains with about 250,000 neurons. While small, they are highly "smart" social insects that use pheromones to communicate and complete complex tasks as a colony.

Harvester ants primarily eat seeds. When keeping them in an Ant Hill™, you should provide a few seeds and 2-3 drops of water every other day.