Toysmith Ant Universe Educational Kit This fascinating kit allows children to watch an ant colony grow and develop inside a clear plexiglas container. The kit uses a translucent gel instead of dirt to provide a digging medium for the ants. The gel also provides food and moisture to the ants, creating a closed ecosystem. The Ant Universe Educational Kit also includes a magnifying viewer, tunnel starter stick, and a 16-page booklet of instructions and fun ant facts. Note: ants are NOT included with this kit. Ants must be ordered separately with the enclosed order form. Recommended for ages 6 years and up. Challenge your children's imaginations and keep them active with Toysmith. Committed to providing the most imaginative toys along with the highest safety standards, Toysmith has toys appropriate for all age groups. Toysmith offers toys for any kind of play: active play, science and discovery, arts and crafts, impulse and novelty toys, and nostalgic retro classics. Study the behavior of ants in a self-contained environment 6.5"x1"x5" container filled with a translucent gel Gel is perfect for the ants to tunnel and it also serves as a food and water source Includes 2X viewer, tunnel starter stick and 16-page instruction/fact booklet Ants NOT included, Ant order form is included