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

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!

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.

Okay so these suckers are hardy. My son got these to go along with his ant farm for Christmas. It's mid-Feb and they're still kicking even after killing at least most of them when opening the vile. Heed my cautionary tale! So, the printed instructions on the vile are very tiny and the paper that comes with it was flat in the bag so I didn't notice it right away. I was more concerned about getting them oxygen because of the delivery delay. I was fearful they would all be dead. Boy was I wrong!! Had I been less concerned with getting them oxygen I would have maybe noticed the tiny label and its instructions to place them in the fridge first. Anyway, my kiddos ant farm has a tiny hole on top where I figured they were supposed to enter. I did not know you could take the whole top off and figured this must be the way you're supposed to do it so they don't escape. I popped the lid off of the vile and before I could even tip it towards the ant farm they ALL came running out FAST!! Like as soon as they had oxygen suddenly I had a vile of ants that could move like the Flash comic character. Oh and they bite... Did I mention that SEVERAL of these biting ants are now running in every direction in my living room and down my table? Oh Lord it was a mess so I ran immediately without hesitation to the kitchen sink and I tossed the vile into a bowl that was soaking in the sink. It rolled and fell down into the disposal...Yep just my luck! It certainly slowed them but sure didn't stop them. Nope now they're alive in my sink. Needless to say they were moving slower and I was then able to catch the stunned shocked ants individually and scoop them into the ant farm. We rescued about 15 or so of them so it's a darned miracle they are still alive today. Anyway, STICK YOUR ANTS IN THE FRIDGE don't be me! Pretty sure this will be the last time we do the whole ant farm thing lol.

All ants are dead. They were just delivered-right to my front door. They weren’t in a hot mailbox. I literally picked them up 1 minute after they were delivered. In fact it isn’t even showing as “delivered” yet. We have ordered ants 3 other times over the yrs & have never had this happen. Very disappointing

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

These ants arrived alive and healthy. The first order from this company arrived with all 50 ants dead in both tubes. They probably died while en route in the UPS trucktube. But with this replacement order with the same company, all the ants arrived healthy. My boys love these ants, and love watching them run around in their new ant farm.

Almost all dead … the shipping claimed it will be here in 3 days im glad they arrived today . They probably all would have been dead. I think there maybe 5 out of 25 … they were so unlively that I skipped the fridge .. they hopefully perk up.:

Ants come dead even clean some ant survive but I recommend not getting it unless you're going to unpack it the second it arrived