I guess today we would get the ants one by one through a monthly subscription, and we would only be allowed to watch through the glass for a few minutes each month unless we paid extra for the Ultimate Not-Creepy-at-all Voyeur Plan?

Don’t be fooled by imitators, get the OG Uncle Milton Ant Farm (https://www.unclemilton.com/ant_farm/)

Or maybe not: https://sandboxworld.com/uncle-milton-ant-farm-history/

The girl on the right of the ad looks horrified and does not sleep at night now.