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The first shot is of my AC-12x12-W2 which I now have for sale. It's based on the same designs as in the how to build instructions. Next is a shot of the 8.5"x11"x1/2" Terrarium I used to house my Myrmicinae for a time.. This is a horizontal terrarium and a new design which I finally have Step-by-Step construction instructions online for you!! This design is the culmulation of years of experience and a lot of prototypes. So far Myrmicinae, Camponotus, and Formica and I like it a lot. Unfortunately construction requires an Adult to do. I would not recommend anyone below 18 attempt the construction - not that I couldn't have done this when I was a teenager - but as a teenager I would have valued having someone skilled as well as available power tools required. (I didn't have my own table saw, power drill, etc.)To the bottom left is a shot of the one which was completed from the instructions. I will also be adding these to my list of products but I need to determine prices. They should be up soon.
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Plaster/Gypsum
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NOTE: I want to let people know that while I still will sell these on request I personally am not using plaster anymore for the following reasons: - All but one of the colonies I had live in them perished
- The only one which liked it (Myrmicinae) would tunnel into the plaster in short order
- I tended to have more problems with mold in these than in the wood based terrariums.
I believe this is because the plaster distributed the water everywhere - where as in the wood based ones below water is localized to a smaller region of the terrarium eliminating mold formation throughout the terrarium. Why many of the species I tried died that still remains uncertian. I'm not sure if it is due to additive to the plaster which poisons them, or the plaster itself, or some other reason. Why the myrmicinae were impervious to it is also uncertian. They definately liked the plaster though. But they were completely capable of making tunnels in it which I did not want.
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To the left is an image of a small 6"x6"x3/4" Terrarium. Here are the step-by-step instructions on how to construct this yourself. This terrarium was being used on Cam 2 to house a common species of ant (Presumed to be Lasius neoniger - very small less than 1/4" in size).
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This is a shot of the 12"x12"x1" Terrarium I used in the past to house the Formica's on Cam 1. It is aligned close to vertical using a bent piece of cardboard and illuminated on the right and left by Phillips Earthlights (15 watt). Construction is identical to the above Terrarium simply scale the materials required - and construct a larger frame. Unfortunately as the notes suggest above this colony died - further experiments with identical colonies in different terrariums (plaster and W2) showed some effect from the plaster to have contributed to their death.
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Claustral Cell
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To the left are pictures of two types of Claustral Cells I make, use, and sell. These are used to house fertilized queens obtained from nuptial flights until they have produced their first brood of workers. Once the first brood of workers begins to emerge (usually after 3-4 months) then the colony can be transferred into another type of terrarium. For now here are the Step-by-Step construction instructions online for you!!
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