As an adult, I bought an ant farm from good old Uncle Milton. I was so excited about my ant farm, I decided to make this into a personal science project, and purchased this book. If there's something you want to know about ants, this is THE book. It made ownership of my ant farm much a greater pleasure. I should also mention that it made great use for the occasional escaping ant. It certainly isn't for kids unless that kid is of high school age, and very interested in becoming a biologist.