Formicastellum (Ant Castle)

The Formicastellum is composed of a special plaster interior made by Formistudio. This nest is great for any ant species right after they get nanitics (first generation of workers). This nest should be able to house up to a thousand or so workers. 

My absolute favourite part about the Formicastellum is that it uses museum glass, museum glass distributes light evenly, which means minimal to no glare, making it virtually an invisible barrier between the ants and you.

It has 2 places where you can put vinyl tubing through. One of the sides you can choose if you want to attach a 16mm test tube or a 1/4 ID x 3/8 OD tubing size and the other side is just for tubing.

The hydration port should be filled to the top with bottled or distilled water. Once hydrated, the nest should be fine for a little over a week before needing to be hydrated again.

Note: DO NOT OVERWATER! The plaster is made to wick up water and distribute it evenly across the nest. If too much water is added, the nest will flood.

Pro tip: Fill the hydration port to the top and that should be just the perfect amount before you have to refill it again after a week.

Specifications

L x W - 4 x 2"

Museum glass

Frame: PLA 

Tubing size needed: 1/4 ID x 3/8 OD

Test tube attachment: 16mm OD