Through the years the toys continued to attract ant-watchers. When his father retired, Steven Levine became the company’s head in the nineteen eighties. Last year, the company was sold to private investors. But people continue to buy Uncle Milton Ant Farms from stores and order from websites.
FAITH LAPIDUS: Materials included with the products tell far more than how to care for the ants. For example, people receiving an Uncle Milton Ant Farm learn that the little insects are strong. Some can carry loads fifty times heavier than they are.
A writer in his thirties remembers owning an Uncle Milton Aunt Farm when he was about five years old. He says he became very good at numbers by counting the ants.
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BOB DOUGHTY: This SCIENCE IN THE NEWS was written by Jerilyn Watson, Caty Weaver and June Simms, who also was our producer. I’m Bob Doughty.
FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus. Join us again next week for more news about science in Special English on the Voice of America.
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