Ant Farm Plaster School Package

This school package contains products for keeping ants and is specifically intended for schools, childcare, childminders, and institutions focused on children. Learn about ants in a fun and educational way. This package is especially designed for children in grades 5-8.

The school package includes detailed instructions to turn it into an 8-week project!
 

Package Contents 

The package contains the following products and components:

- Master set with Messor barbarus ant colony including food.
- Ant life cycle.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available upon request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions.
- Book 'Ants are heroes!'

Ant Farm Master Messor Set

We can well imagine that making a choice is difficult when seeing all the possibilities for keeping ants as pets and all the available (care) products. That's why we have put together a special set that guarantees an excellent starting point for this super fun hobby!

A sleekly designed plaster ant farm forms the heart of this setup. A fully handmade robust plaster nest, very solidly mounted.

The ant farm is specially designed with a unique moisture reservoir. From the center of the nest, you regulate the humidity with the supplied syringe. The chambers in the middle around the moisture reservoir are shallow (4mm), so you can observe the center of your colony well. The chambers on the outside are deeper (7mm), allowing the workers to beautifully care for their larger brood there. All chambers and tunnels are connected. Be amazed at how the ants use and arrange this space.

On both sides, an opening is made to connect the Ant Farm to the test tube with the colony and the feeding dish or the arena.

You understand that we can't help but call this the 'Master series'. We have designed these ant farms based on our years of experience in breeding and caring for ant colonies.

Because they are handmade nests, the color scheme and material may vary slightly per product. The photos provide a clear picture.
 

Contents of this set

- Ant Farm Major (2 connection openings)
- Arena M (10x8x7 - 2 connection openings)
- Ant colony Messor barbarus 10+
- Half a meter of tubing
- Test tube connector
- Protection sleeve (ant colony protection)
- Protection film (nest part protection)
- 5 ml moisture syringe (for administering moisture into the reservoir)
- Feeding set consisting of fruit flies, sugar water, honeydew, and seeds
(This food is sufficient for the first few months to a year)
- Digital Book 'Ants are heroes!', the link can be found directly in your order confirmation email!

You cut the tubing into pieces and then create your own beautiful setup. The photo above provides an example. We always recommend connecting the colony to the arena so that the ants learn to get their food there and dispose of waste.
 

Specifications

Length: 15 cm
Width: 10 cm
Thickness: 3 cm (nest part varying from 4 to 7 mm)
Arena dimensions: 10:8:7 cm
Number of connection options for plaster nest: 2 (10mm - on both sides)
Number of connection options for arena: 2 (10mm - on both sides)
Number of chambers: 8
Number of ants: suitable for up to 200 ants for most species
Humidification system through a recess in the middle
Ventilation: Arena ventilation lid
Duration of nest humidity: 1-2 weeks, depending on the number of ants and ambient temperature.