We got our ants from Uncle Milton in the mail yesterday. This is the new ant farm using gel instead of sand. 3 of the ants did escape onto our dinner table, but they were promptly caught (after a little bit of a wild ant chase). The ants they send you are huge, red and they bite. You have to put them in the fridge to "wake them up" from their long journey that started in California. More on this later!! xoxo A.Joy