Interactive ant colony science game
Explore How an Ant Colony Lives and Works
Living Ant Farm Explorer is a free science game where kids observe ant colonies, pheromone trails, life cycles, food gathering, and underground nests.
How to play
- Click the queen, worker ants, larvae, pupae, tunnels, and chambers to open short science explanations.
- Select sugar, seeds, fruit, leaves, honeydew, or insect food, then tap the meadow or use Place food in meadow. Watch workers carry pieces home.
- Turn on Scent Vision to reveal the pheromone path that helps workers travel between food and the nest.
- Water the soil, switch day and night, try three colony types, and change time speed to compare behavior.
- Collect two food supplies to dig a chamber. Keep food stored and moisture healthy to see a worker emerge, and complete six guided discoveries.
What kids practice
- Ant anatomy, life cycles, and colony roles
- How pheromones and antennae help ants communicate
- Observation, prediction, and cause-and-effect thinking
- Food chains, soil health, seed dispersal, and ecosystem relationships
- Reading science explanations and answering evidence-based questions
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