Definition of formicarium in English:
formicarium
nounPlural formicaria ˌfɔːmɪˈkɛːrɪəm
An ant's nest, especially one in an artificial container for purposes of study.
Example sentencesExamples
- So many folks have asked about my formicarium that my friend, Ray, has started making them for sale.
- The queen is in the formicarium now and seems quite busy exploring her new surroundings.
- There is also a rhesus monkey that answers to the name of Joe, and a glass-enclosed formicarium loaded with ants.
- While many parents choose to purchase ant farms for their children to use in school science projects, it also possible to create your own formicarium for ant observation.
- In the last month, I had occasionally placed different sorts of food in the formicarium.
- Ask students to make observations of the formicarium at specific times and record this information in a class log.
- Keep the formicarium dark, except when you are observing the ants, and even then use as low a light level as possible.
- The formicarium had been unused over two months so I put some water on the gel and added sugar and soya.
Origin
Early 19th century: from medieval Latin, from Latin formica 'ant'.