How Do You Build An Ant Farm?
Would you like to keep pet ants? There is no need to buy an expensive ant farm kit from a science store; this article shows you how to make one by yourself. It is simple and it is fun. • Place a small cardboard tube into a fishbowl or similar container. The purpose for the tube is to encourage the ants to tunnel on the outside of the bowl so you can see them. Otherwise, the ants will be likely to tunnel in the middle, where you cannot see them. Face at least one end of the tube into the side of the bowl. Fill with dirt. • Find an ant colony. You can go to the park or your garden and try and find them. Using a plastic spoon, gently dig enough ants and dirt to fill up the bowl 2-3 inches (5 – 7.5 centimeters) from the top. Do not disturb the nest and avoid the entrance way, to avoid collapsing it. Alternatively, you can put sugar water in a jar, leave it near the edge of a nest and the ants will come to you. • Capture a queen ant or just to give names search for some. Queens have a much
