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The Itsy-Bitsy Spider…
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
This particular spider is a tad larger than itsy-bitsy at approx 2-1/2" x 2", and he runs down walls instead of up water spouts (gravity-driven, you know), but otherwise he's the same guy as the nursery rhyme. You get the already-assembled Crawly Wally mechanism, plus dense foam pieces to apply to it, so if you're 10 or over you can assemble your very own wall-window-fridge-walking arachnid. Test painted walls in an inconspicuous area before using.
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94225 CRAWLY WALLY |
Pocket Ant Farm
All ant farms are small by definition, we suppose, but this spread is a minuscule 2-3/4" x 2-1/4" x 3/4" thick and comes with a magnifier for keeping an eye on the herd. Yes, it's a gel-filled pocket ant farm, so you can travel and take the livestock with you (although wise middle-schoolers will keep it out of their teacher's line of sight.) Assorted gel colors. All you add are the ants. Ignore those spiders on the label. Surplus, remember?
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40548 POCKET ANT FARM |
Grow Your Own Butterflies!!!
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
More exciting than an ant colony! Prettier than tadpoles and frogs. The principle of this kit is the same as both. Buy the kit which consists of a growing/viewing chamber, food, and instructions. Send in the coupon (plus a small shipping charge) and receive (5) larvae and their food. In about (10) days the larvae will turn to chrysids and in another (7-10) days your beautifully marked butterflies will emerge from the chrysids. Truly entrancing and educational with extensive well written instructions/explanations of the phenomena you are observing. Highly recommended.
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88562 BUTTERFLY GARDEN |
Insect-A-Sucker
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
…vacuuming bug gun, for humane, catch-and-release insect inspection. Young entomologists will spend hours slurping up creepy critters to study. Has a pistol grip, (2) speeds, slotted and round nose cones, catch-pot with a pivoting lid, viewer tube with magnifying cap, tweezers, and a corrugated plastic "pipe sucker" for getting into hard-to-reach bug lairs. You add (4) "AA" batteries.
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93857 BUG VACUUM |
Mount That Specimen
Cases for mounting butterflies, bugs, rocks, fossils or any other three dimensional collectibles. Known as Riker mounts, these are sturdy cardboard boxes 7/8" deep, with glass glued into the front cover for viewing. They are filled with a fairly firm, white, expanded, synthetic, cotton–like material. The cushiony filler holds the three–dimensional viewee in place without pins or glue. Very handy for the proud trophy hunter. Our smaller is 8” x 12” and the larger 12” x 16–1/2”.
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92372 12"X16" RIKER MOUNT | |
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88545 8"X12"RIKER MOUNT |
Fantastic Ant Farm
Ant farming has been reborn since NASA got interested in insectaries and Fascinations® started manufacturing AntWorks". What used to be a dark, earthen ant farm is now a curvilinear plastic habitat containing gel the color of a Caribbean dive site. The clear turquoise gel is the food, water and housing medium of the insects, which you may capture locally, or order via mail. We ordered ours, the better to avoid militant army or fire ants or feuding factions, and it worked out just fine. The ants dig relentlessly for weeks, and you can easily observe them constructing and connecting a maze of tunnels. It's utterly fascinating. The 6" x 5-1/2" x 1-1/4" thick space-age habitat comes with an educational booklet, simple instructions (there's practically nothing to do), the address of the ant dealer -- and a tight lid.
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92564 ANTWORKS |
Junior Explorer Kit
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
For those first field trips, and those first spider and leaf inspections. This set from Hands On Fun® includes a big (3" tall) all-plastic 2X loupe that fits on top of a periscopic loupe so your budding naturalist can see the top and bottom of specimens while they're trapped in-between. Also has a clever set of (3) nesting specimen jars with lids (2", 2-3/8", and 2-3/4" dia) plus (2) plastic safety tweezers, (1) pointed and (1) with a flat tip.
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39680 EXPLORER KIT |
Bugnifier
"Discovering Bugs" from GeoSafari® is a 3" dia x 2-1/2" tall acrylic container with a lid that's a magnifier for better bug inspection. The bottom has a grid reticle inscribed on it. You get the magnifier/container, a little 30-page field guide to insects and a rubber practice spider.
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40848 BUG VIEWER WITH MAGNIFYING LID |
Insect Observatory
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
The BugsVue" Insect Observation Unit lets you watch outdoor insects from inside. The BugsVue's 11" x 10" plastic yellow butterfly has its own little shelves to hold food that attracts insects, and suction cups hold it on the outside of the window, where they can't infiltrate the house and make your mother crazy. The kit includes a 20-page activity booklet and bug-log, plus food suggestions. Wanna watch ants? Let them eat cake, it says. Includes a 2-3/8" dia magnifier and some stickers to decorate the habitat. For ages 4 to adults.
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40849 BUGSVUE INDOOR/OUTDOOR INSECT OBSERVATORY |
Glow Little BugBot, Glimmer…
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Our newest Robo-bug kit from SmartLab® has lovely glow-in-the-dark bolts, gears and foldable wings. It's nicely horseflyish with a big set of jaws and traction foot pads, and will measure a scary 6" long when the 24 pieces are assembled. You bring a couple of "AAA" batteries to the party. For ages 7 and up.
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94183 GLOW IN THE DARK ROBO-BUG KIT |
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