Formicarium
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A formicarium or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave and for the enjoyment of ants as pets. Those who study ant behavior are known as m
Formicarium made of plaster and an effective escape barrier
Closeup of ants and tunnels within a gel formicarium
Formicarium with multiple connected sections
Ant colony
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An ant colony is a population of ants, typically from a single species, capable of maintaining their complete lifecycle. Ant colonies are eusocial, communal, and efficiently organized and are very muc
Formicarium
…A formicarium (pl.: formicaria or formicariums) or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave and for the enjoyment of ants as pets. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists. The formicarium was invented by…
Walter R. Tschinkel next to a plaster cast of a Pogonomyrmex badius nest
Ant hill and ant tracks, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, New South Wales