Insectsales.com Live Ants for Ant Farms with Free Ant Food (40 Healthy Western Harvester Ants) (Ants + Ant Food)

Insectsales.com Live Ants for Ant Farms with Free Ant Food (40 Healthy Western Harvester Ants) (Ants + Ant Food)

You will receive: (40) Healthy Western Harvester Ants plus small package of ant food. The ants you are about to receive are shipped in 8 oz containers with screen mesh and fruit for moisture. The mesh acts as a impact barrier and will protect your ants from the rough trip No one else ships ants this way that we know of. The extra packaging and time we put into the shipping process is good insurance for the ants safe arrival. The ants arrive healthy and stress free. You can buy cheap ants with poor shipping or healthy ants that will arrive stress free which gives them a longer life span. Your ants will come with instructions and we always throw in a few extra ants. The Harvester Ants are some of the most hardy and active ants out there. These ants are worker ants spending the majority of their time creating, cleaning and maintaining the tunnels in the farm. They are perfect size for ant Farms and Ant Habitats. This species constructs conical pebble mounds with internal chambers and galleries, with basal entrances and with peripheral clearings. The Harvester Ants are known to be more active and live longer than other species sold for ant farms. In your order you will receive (40) ants plus a bonus pack of Ant Food. If the ants are kept under the right conditions, they can LIVE FOR 2 to 3 months. The harvester ants you order are worker ants, which means they will spend the majority of their time creating, cleaning and maintaining the tunnels in the farm. When an ant dies, the other ants will carry it to an area of the farm designated for waste. Once a bit of waste is placed in the designated area, all the ants will use that spot like a trash pile. Ants are very efficient at keeping their habitats clean. It is up to you to remove ant carcasses and other waste from your ant farm to avoid mold and bacteria from forming, which could kill all of your ants quickly if left unchecked. Please remove your new ants from mailbox immediately upon delivery, should you have a problem with your ant order please contact us within 8 hours of receipt with photos. Please do not to overfill your ant farm with a ton of ants, if you do they will not live long. Please do not add new ants to existing ants even if they are from the same species. If you do, chances are they will fight and that can get very messy.