Description

Educational Kit Ants in the classroom:

Created by Fourmiculture to successfully breed and observe an anthill for your educational or educational project without special knowledge and with less than 10 minutes of maintenance per week thanks to a complete Educational Pack!

Allows you to raise ants in the classroom and at home , observe the life cycle of ants and understand the social organization of an anthill. Difference with the beginner's kit: Green anthill instead of black + 1 powerful magnifying glass + 1 Teaching guide ideal for teachers and parents. Great tool for Montessori school .

Turnkey project: a first educational guide on the breeding of ants is available free of charge and now by clicking HERE .

Contents of the educational ants pack:

1. Green Minora ant farm , an innovative and made in France anthill with the following advantages: better observations (flat presentation, crystal glass, white background), long-term water autonomy (7-10 days), natural plaster floor healthier than the land, modularity to expand after 2-3 years if necessary.
2. Colony of Messor barbarus ants with 1 queen, workers and larvae. We select the most beautiful colonies available at the time of the order.
3. 5w heating mat to stimulate the growth of larvae and the activity of ants (ideal temperature: 27°C)
4. Electronic thermometer to monitor temperature.
5. Messor Mix Fin 50g , a mix of organic seeds to feed your ants for months.
6. Jeweller's loupe x30 to observe all the details.
7. Pedagogical guide + breeding guide with questions/answers + instructions for use + free online assistance.

Ants of the seed-eating species Messor barbarus are carefully raised in our lab inside breeding tubes and include at least 1 queen, the first workers and larvae . Our know-how allows us to select as many tubes as possible with a maximum number of workers (often between 20 and 40) whose value alone is 39 euro. You can choose to order another species separately and ask us to replace the Messor barbarus (example: Camponotus nicobarensis or fedtschenkoi from Asia active in winter) .

Independent video of a young client to understand everything about ants in 2 minutes:

Deadline info: When the kit is displayed “in stock” , it is shipped quickly by our logistics super workers but we can take 1 to 2 weeks in total to carefully prepare the ants in order to group them into 1 package with ants + material. In case of urgent order, please call us.

When the kit is displayed "on order" and therefore a victim of its success, we do everything possible to manufacture the kit (laser cutting, milling, assembly, ant breeding) and deliver it to you within 1 to 8 weeks in general. Scheduling a delivery date after a vacation is possible.

Payment info: Payment by administrative mandate and purchase order is possible, for this, choose payment by bank transfer when ordering, then call us or send an e-mail to validate together. Checks accepted. Otherwise, for fast processing, payment is secured by credit card in 1 to 4 instalments or by Paypal.

Why study ants in the classroom with the Ants Educational Kit?

– Allows you to observe the interior of an anthill with its queen, the larvae and follow the long-term evolution,

– Great vector of curiosity and respect for ants and the living world,

– Already hundreds of convinced schools in France,

– Lifespan of the Queen Ant up to 15 years (recovery of the colony on simple request)

– Captivated children and guaranteed curiosity!

A living support for the teacher or parent:

Allows you to carry out numerous experiments and observations according to a level of complexity that is easy to modulate:

– Organization of the ant society (queen, castes, soldiers, task management),

– Construction of the ants’ nest,

– Life cycle (real observations of eggs that become larvae, then nymphs, then young pale workers),

– Births of workers and increase in population over the months,

– Communication by pheromones, relationships with other insects,

– Feeding and storage of food,

- And more !

Offered with your educational ants pack to raise your ants in the classroom:

– The Perfect Ant Farmer’s Guide (12 pages of advice for the success of your breeding)

– Pedagogical Guide to support science education to children and guide your experiments,

– Instructions for use of the equipment,

– Unlimited breeding advice by e-mail or telephone

 

Many subjects of study on ants at school:

– Highlight how ants communicate – Can we also communicate with smells?

– The distribution of roles in the anthill,

– The use of the rooms of the Artificial Anthill according to the temperature and the humidity,

– The transportation and sharing of the food we give them.

But also…

– Did ants invent agriculture long before us?

Hint: in the age of the dinosaurs…

– The role of ants in nature, are they beneficial?

Hint: soil aeration, forest cleaning, etc.

 

Example of rearing after 1 year of development with Messor minor ants in an Artificial Minora Model 1 anthill:

 

Adopt ants at school with a well-chosen species for your educational project:

The Pack comes with Messor barbarus ready to install in the anthill. It is a harvester ant from the south of France capable of storing the seeds (provided) on which it feeds to live with very little maintenance: its stocks can last for months!

It develops easily and offers good observations, in particular thanks to its very large size (up to 14mm for the queen and the major workers). Workers are divided into minor media and major castes, from smallest to largest. The major workers appear after about a hundred workers and their impressive size allows them to carry the heaviest seeds and protect the nest.

NB: This species must winter from mid-November to the end of January around 12°C (minimum 8°C and maximum 17°C). Just leave it in its transport tube as long as it is damp, or place the whole anthill in a cool room without forgetting the humidity and a little food. Guaranteed spawning in the spring.

Value: 29€. Colony offered in the Pack!

Transport and professional service on the Kit Ants:
The transport of the ants is carried out in a tube suitable for transport, ready to connect to the anthill to proceed with the move. We guarantee a healthy delivery transport to your home or any school. We are recognized by the veterinary services and select the most beautiful colonies from our breeding (sometimes over a year old). All that remains is to take care of it according to the Guide du Parfait Antculteur provided!

Innovative artificial anthill:

Minora anthill by Fourmiculture: Your colony will grow comfortably up to several hundred workers in the Minora 2.6 artificial anthill designed and manufactured by Fourmiculture using the most advanced technologies.

This artificial anthill respects the natural needs of ants and recreates a balance similar to that which they find in nature, without the problems of mold and parasites, in particular thanks to a unique mineral humidifier.

Available in matt green or white with crystal edging, or matt black with fluorescent red edging depending on stock.

See why this Artificial Anthill makes it possible to successfully raise ants at school.

 

 

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLASSROOM ANT EDUCATIONAL PACK:

1/ Food: The ants will feed mainly on seeds for Messor as well as possibly small insects. A sachet of organic seeds is provided and will last several months (possible redemption in the future for 3€).

2/ Heating + electronic thermometer : The heating mat will help you maintain the colony at 27°C, the ideal temperature for the queen to lay eggs and for the colony to grow over time! It lands on the artificial anthill. To be monitored with the included thermometer. Allow 2 months of rest in winter at around 10-17°C.

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Optional Observation Space: A natural exploration ground.

Ideal after a certain growth to better observe and manage your breeding.

We have designed the Observation Spaces to connect to your Artificial Anthill.

Open to the outside, they recreate the environment that ants encounter outside the nest. They allow the enthusiast to deposit the food more easily and observe the behavior of the colony.

The non-stick treated frame ensures 100% that no ant will ever be able to leave the Space despite its opening. Absolute efficiency guaranteed!

With or without natural artist decor depending on the option chosen.

 

An optional anti-stress Hyperfilter for your Ants at School Educational Kit.

Classroom ants live comfortably in ambient light. However, in case of strong light or during your working day, you can choose to put your ants in darker conditions thanks to an innovative optical filter.

Made of Fluorescent Plexiglas®, the Hyperfilter absorbs light and transmits part of it by fluorescence effect through the edge. The remaining light that passes through the filter is barely visible to ants who cannot distinguish red and feel protected.

More info on the Hyperfilter.

 

 

Guaranteed success in 30 days:

• Delivery of guaranteed ants in good health,
• 30 days to test your equipment,
• A free service to support you.

 

The Ant Farming Charter on our Ants still applies:

1. Breeding approved by the Veterinary Services, led by a specialist with a certificate of competence,

2. Perfect Ant-Culturer's Guide offered and health sheet provided,

3. Guaranteed pest-free ants,

4. Health demonstrated by queen laying and presence of brood at shipment,

5. No “boost” (addition of brood or external workers to sell the colonies faster),

6. Guaranteed delivery in good health: partial refund in case of loss of workers, total in case of loss of the queen (if delivered within 48 hours),

7. Shipping possible from -12°C to +40°C thanks to our optional insulated packaging,

8. Species present in France, non-invasive and not threatened,

9. Colony taken back and costs covered if you wish to part with your ants in class (see conditions).

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Did you change your mind after a few years?

Because high quality products will always have value, we will take back your educational pack after use to give it a new life and will offer you a voucher for €20 or a check for €15 (depending on the conditions in force).

We remind you that we also take back the ants after your experience and cover your return costs to reintegrate them into our breeding