(07-26-2012, 06:21 AM)Thor Wrote: If I am not mistaken, most ant workers can only live for 6 months while the queen can live for 3 years. They don't have long life span to begin with. Did they send you a queen ant or just worker ants? Without a queen, the colony can't sustain itself for very long. Ants can eat all kinds of food, they love sweet things.
Hey, I never knew that about ants, Thor! Very interesting that they have such a short lifespan for the worker guys! It's so good to be QUEEN! LOL!
I had no idea what ants were sent when I was a kid. I imagine it was just random workers though. That's most likely why the ants didn't last long. I looked up some reviews of the Uncle Milton ant farm, and I see that it is a big complaint - the ants die quickly.
Now dashboard, you just said you thought your brother's ant farm was neat when you were a kid! Just think of what you're depriving your own kids of now! The joy of owning and learning from an ant farm! Come on, I think you should buy one! You could get one of the new improved ones like the first two photos show!
