Wednesday, February 2, 2011

'How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm...' An appreciation for the life of Milton Levine, inventor of the ant farm, dead at 97... and the denizens therein.

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant



Like over 20,000,000 kids nationwide and not a few adults, I had an ant farm. My brother Kevin had one, too; being intensely competitive we couldn't share just one. In the next generation, my discerning nephew Kyle also got one. Being so bright, he managed to get his at age 4 or so. He used the simple expedient of grabbing one in a variety store and refused to put it back on the shelf, threatening total mayhem and general ear-piercing shrieks if denied. He loved it even

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