Insect Lore Tube of Ants | 25 Live Western Harvester Ants | Grown in USA | Instructions Included

I can not stress enough how important it is to follow the instructions. Put them in the fridge for 10-15 minutes before opening the tube. I did not do that. They seemed lethargic in the tube so I thought, yeah I have plenty of time. As soon as I popped the cap open it was like the State Patrol took and exit on the freeway. Luckily I had the new home ready because within 2 seconds one was hanging out of the tube. There was a few dead ones but that is to be expected when you order a tube of ants to be shipped clear across the country, it also didn’t help that they were on my porch for 8 hours before I got home. They were shipped via ups second day air which I’m sure is a big part of the cost. I was really glad to find that out as I was dreading fedex and their strange shipping methods that result in a lot of delays.Very good suppliers, I would recommend them to others.

We followed the instructions that were in the packet. 10-15 min in frigefor an easy transition into grandson ant farm. Well we notice there ae only 3 living ants the others ones were dead.I just received my package on 5.19.25 @ 7:08 pm and today is 5.22.25 the queen ant is dead now.My grandson is not happy neither am I. I purchase these ants as a surprise to Celebrate his outstanding school year. The picture tells it all, we are very Disappointed.

Seems like reviews are mixed on this so I took that into consideration when buying. I estimated the order time when I thought I’d be home. It worked out and I met the ups dude in the driveway and put these fugggers in the fridge after a few minutes upon arrival.About 8 minutes for the first tube and there were around six dead ones. The other tube was in for right around 10 minutes and they entered the farm in a different spot. It took them awhile to get moving and I thought they all might be dead. All but five from that tube survived.I’m not sure if they’re overstocking the order but I’d estimate I have around 45 live ones who are digging and exploring.Hope some of this helps. I didn’t know anything about ants before I bought this

Received all ants dead unfortunately. Having to return product and am required to send them back to get the refund. No worries. My kid was very sad to come home and not be able to set up his ant farm.

Bought two tubes. One tube was completely dead when I opened the package. The other tube, half died after putting in the fridge for 10 minutes.. the other half are thriving though. Sad that i bought 50 ants and only have 15 alive..

Wish i would have done better about reading the reviews this time....Bought these for my nephews 12th birthday along with a pretty cool ant castle thing.The ants arrived as scheduled but only one of the vials had all live ants...the other my brother in law reported had only 2 ants that werent dead. Boo

Why did you pick this product vs others?:My daughter got an ant farm and we ordered ants from another company. It took almost 2 weeks for them to arrive and when they did, all but five were dead. We live in Texas so finding a time when it wasn't too hot was tricky.We found these ants on Amazon and they would arrive in 2 days so we took our chances. I'm happy to report that most of the ants survived and are alert and active. Do be very careful when handling them though. Definitely put them in the fridge for 10 minutes and be ready to put them in your ant farm as soon as they're out of the fridge. We are excited and hopeful to enjoy watching these little critters!

The chewed a hole through the ant farm, escaped into our house, and are now everywhere. The bite, too!!! It feels like a bee sting and leaves a welt. I now have several screaming children with ant bites. DO NOT BUY.