Our ant babies are here! We were a little concerned that they wouldn't make it to us, but we're happy to report that all of our ants survived the journey. We cannot get them to hold still enough for us to count how many there are, but I would guess there are at least 20.
Right now they're all named "Katie jr." because we can't tell them apart. Also, rather than digging tunnels, like we thought they would, the ants are excavating the space where the gel and the side of the ant farm meet. The little snow looking crystals at the top of the picture show you where they have moved gel from the side up to the surface. This picture shows you what they have done in 12 hours time.
Needless to say, we are super excited to have our ants. Who knows, once we master the art of taking care of ants, maybe we could try something more challenging.... like goldfish! :)
7 comments:
So glad your "newest addition's" arrived safe and sound! You guys are so fun :)
Yay, they are here! HAve fun!
Who knew the postal system and blue goo are such a big part of the ant farm process!
Yay! I am so excited to be an Aunt! They are ADORABLE!
Fascinating! So, how much $ do 20 ants run, anyway?
It cost us a little less than $5 to ship our little ants to us.
Oh, how exciting! I remember when we dug up ants in our backyard in West Jordan and brought them into the house to watch them dig tunnels. We thought the glass jar and nylon stocking rubber banded to the top would keep them safe. When we got home from church we soon found that they were not content to just burrow tunnels in their glass jar. They had chewed a hole in the nylon and over took the house! After than Cheryl kept drawing pictures of escaping ants and their plots. One of the escape plans was for one ant to escape first and then let out a few more. Together the 3 or 4 ants said, "One, two, three, lift!" And the ants carried away the whole glass jar, saving their whole community. Her drawings were always filled with lots of imagination.
One question: How does one know when 20 ants have successfully been raised?
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