Ant Farms – Evolution in Action

 Ant farms are one of the most popular educational ‘toys’ on the market today. And there’s no doubt that kids can learn an awful lot about ants, social insects, group behaviour, and all sorts of other interactions by watching ants going about their business. But how did it all start?

Victorian invention

Well, the history is a bit murky but, as far as I can tell, people first started constructing ant farms in the Victorian period. Until the mid 1800’s, glass had been a fairly expensive commodity and certainly not something one would ‘waste’ on a child’s toy. Until… Continue reading →