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25 Live Red Harvester Ants for Ant Habitats - Live Arrival, Shipped Now - Perfect for Educational Science Projects & Interactive Ant Habitat Experience

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  • Live Ants: Includes 25 active and healthy red harvester ants, ideal for creating an interactive, lively habitat for educational projects or personal enjoyment. Does not include a queen.
  • Fun and Entertaining: Ideal for science projects, class, or simply as a captivating hobby, these live ants offer an interactive way to observe nature's wonders up close. Delve into the world of these industrious creatures, witnessing their teamwork, tunneling prowess, and fascinating social behaviors.
  • Ready for Your Ant Habitat: These ants are all set to explore and tunnel through your ant habitat. They come with clear instructions for easy setup, allowing you to witness these fascinating creatures create intricate tunnels, exhibit their natural behaviors, and enhance the learning experience.
  • Easy to Care For: Our ants are easy to care for and incredibly engaging to watch. Bring an interactive experience to your ant habitat and enjoy hours of observation and learning with friends or family.
  • Live Arrival: We take utmost care in packaging and shipping these ants to ensure they arrive at your location alive and healthy. **DO NOT ORDER if below 40 degrees or above 85 degrees in your area. Ordering during these temperatures will void our live arrival promise. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING TEMPERATURES IN YOUR AREA to ensure ants arrive alive.**

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This set of 25 active and healthy red harvester ants brings a unique and engaging experience to any ant habitat, perfect for educational projects or personal enjoyment. These lively insects are ideal for science enthusiasts, classrooms, or hobbyists who wish to observe the wonders of nature up close. Watch as they demonstrate teamwork, tunneling skills, and intriguing social behaviors, creating a dynamic display of their industrious lifestyle. Ready for immediate exploration, these ants arrive with simple setup instructions, making it easy to observe them create intricate tunnels and exhibit natural behaviors that enhance learning. They are low-maintenance yet endlessly captivating, offering hours of interactive observation for family or friends. Carefully packaged to ensure they arrive alive, we recommend ordering only if your area's temperatures are between 40 and 85 degrees.

Brand Name: Nature Gift Store


Age Range Description: Adult


Educational Objective: STEM, Observation Skills, Responsibility & Care for Living Organisms


Set Name: 25 Live Red Harvester Ants


Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS): 1140.0


UPC: 029882585566 793631259229


Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS): 216.0


Manufacturer Part Number: 1-tube-live-ant-farm-ants


Manufacturer: Nature Gift Store


Item Type Name: Educational habitat kits


Unit Count: 25.0 Count


Included Components: Ants


Theme: Insects


Is Assembly Required: No


Material Type: plastic tube, book


Size: 0.2 - 0.3 inches


Item Dimensions: 0.3 x 0.3 x 5 inches


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • The journey of the ants
Style: 25 Live Ants +Honey+Food
Warning, not all ants survive. Well packaged, good instructions, good value, I set mine up super easy. I love these ants when they're not biting me. Seriously Educational and fun to watch. You're safe from the ants. Very clear plastic allows full visibility.
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2026 by George
    • It was a massacre
Style: 25 Live Ants
Preface this disaster, I want to note that it was a nice fall day when my ants arrived in the mail, and I actually was outside as the postman handed me the package- there was no time for us to commit this heinous act of ant catastrophe. We have owned 3 (yes I said 3) ant colonies- all of which have led to the death of over 60 ants..... I was found guilty of the first two colonies. I am innocent on colony number 3. Colony number 1 (Alone in the Desert)- This was the ant farm where you had to purchase the sand.. and remember to water them .. and feed them....... I did not remember to water and feed them, thus they starved. Colony number 2 (Psychedelic Blue Lunar Craft)- This any farm was made of the blue gel and had a color-changing light at the bottom. The gel served as the water and food, and the ants tunneled through it. It was awesome- and then we decided to put a cheese-it as a "science experiment".... note putting bread in a small, enclosed area that contains a moist gel is not a good idea. Colony number 2- (Psychedelic Blue Lunar Craft 2)..... We ordered ants from this vendor. All but 1 were dead when they arrived. I couldn't kill him... so now he lays on top of the small piece of carrot that was in the ant tube in his Psychedelic Ant Mansion.... I am thinking about dropping down some anti-depressents and liquor to cope with the isolation... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020 by Amazon Customer
    • Responsive seller
Style: 25 Live Ants+Food
When we received our ants, they were all dead. The seller quickly sent us another shipment and all were alive and are thriving.
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2026 by Paul Elliott
    • Good Customer Service - not so great ants
Style: 25 Live Ants
I would just like to first say that the customer service from this company is excellent. We have maintained an ant farm previously so we knew how to care for them. Our order arrived quickly and all of the ants were alive. We introduced them into the habitat just as we always had before and everything seemed fine. Then after about 3 or 4 days all of the ants were dead. We contacted the seller through Amazon and they were puzzled about why the ants arrived in good condition but then died shortly after. They promptly sent us another tube of ants as a replacement and they arrived quickly as before. Once again we cleaned the habitat, replaced all of the sand and prepared it with water and a starter tunnel. The replacement ants all arrived alive yet were all dead within a week. We did not contact the company again after this. I have seen other reviews that state the same thing, so I'm suspicious that this is an issue with the ants and not with the improper care from the buyers. Next time we will try ants from a different seller and see if our results improve. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2014 by Poetblack
    • Great beginner ants, but not a true colony without a queen
Style: 50 Live Ants+Food
Came in 2 tubes, 25 ants in each, in one shipment. 1 tube had 100% survival rate, while the other had about 45%. Not sure why the ratio was so different between the two. The weather did drop below the recommend shipping temperature, but the shipping time was MUCH longer than I anticipated for live ants. Also important to note, you do not get a queen and this company does not sell queens. Meaning, this colony has a limited lifespan and introducing a queen bought from another USDA certified seller has its challenges. This may be perfect for children who lose interest in a few months. Personally, I will be buying from another company after these little guys' lifespan comes to an end. One thing that could have become a problem if not noticed early was the tubes outside diameter is smaller than the hole to pot the ants in the ant farm I bought, enough so that all the ants would have happily crawled out rather than into the farm. A few wraps with electrical tape at the end of the tubes solved this easily, but still something to nota as this is the company amazon pairs as "frequently bought together". I guess that falls into the ease of assembly and design category for rating live ants, lol! Fun for kids and adults alike. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2026 by Heidi
    • Awesome!
Style: 25 Live Ants +Honey+Food
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We just started an ant farm for our kids. We got our order few days early and most were alive so I didn’t mind the few that didn’t make it! They came packaged very good and good instructions! I will say these bad boys did not play! We put them in the farm and they went straight to work, tunneling! So cool for us and the kids to watch! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2026 by Amazon Customer
    • Piece of garbage
Style: 50 Live Ants+Food
ZERO STAR PRODUCT Terrible product more than. Half my ants came dead and the food was really small alot smaller than expected I mean tiny definitely not ordering from here again z ZERO STARS IF POSSIBLE
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2026 by Luz Gonzalez
    • Maybe better for older children
Style: 25 Live Ants+Food
Give the ants some time to warm up. Money wise it's great if you need a quick solution on ants. Ants are harmless as long as you don't do anything they deem threatening pretty safe. It's easy to get them to their farm. Kit comes with ants of course. A mini guide on feeding them. And what drinks they need. And a link if more food is needed. For me it's fun as an adult but for children not so much. So once the fun is done expect children to lose interest in it very fast. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2026 by Nadd

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