The plastic conversation piece filled with aquamarine-tinted gel is missing a vital ingredient: ants.

The Antquarium puts a new spin on the old ant farm, filled as it is with a gel that gives ants something to both feed on and tunnel into. Put the ants inside and never have to worry about them again.

The Italian product has sold more than 70,000 units since its debut in June 2003, importer Outride Brandship Builder Inc. said. Ants are not included.