Uncle Milton's Ant Farm was an instant hit in the fad-crazy 1950s. More than 20 million were sold during Levine's lifetime. 'Humanity can learn a lot from the ant,' he said.

Uncle Milton's Ant Farm has sold more than 20 million copies. Host Melissa Block speaks to Levine's son, Steven. Obituaries. Uncle Milton Ant Farm Co-Inventor Dies At 97.

To Display 500,000 Ants, No Simple Ant Farm Will Do The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling an enormous new exhibit of leafcutter ants. Making it happen was no picnic.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Milton Levine, co-inventor of the classic Ant Farm educational toy, has died. He was 97. His son, Steven, tells the Los Angeles Times that Levine died of natural causes on ...

At first, the ant farm was sold through a mail-order business that Mr. Levine established in 1946 in Pittsburgh with his brother-in-law, E.J. Cossman, a gifted pitchman.