It could be due to the temperature, the colder it is, the less they move. Try putting them somewhere warmer. Also keep in mind that this gel is nutrient enriched and if you think about that for a minute......what is really motivating the ants to look for food? Nothing, they are surrounded by it.....hence the reason why I believe they get lazy and show no real initiative anymore.
Remember also that this gel/ant experiment was designed by NASA to study microgravity and while I am not totally sold on everything that NASA designs or experiments with..the concept was genius, but now it's just another gimmick to get parents to spend their money on something, when the real study of the ant's should be done with something a lot more similar to their original habitat. I would definitely choose a sand ant farm over a gel one.
In the summer or spring is when they are active!
If the chocolate is out, it is possible that ants will come for it.
If you are asking if ants are arthropods, then yes.
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from Ants??
The secret tunnel
The secret tunnel
most of the ants senses like hearing and touching come from its antenna
Flying ants typically emerge during warm, humid days, usually in the summer. This event is known as a "flying ant day" and is usually triggered by specific weather conditions.
Ants come in from outside through tiny open spaces. Many of them will build a nest in the walls of a house and reproduce continuously.
Ants always come together in a group. They are part of a colony and generally will not leave that colony.
Ants in your shower faucet could come from several different places. You may have cracks in your walls or floor that the ants are coming from, or they may have originated in another part of the house and found their way to the shower.