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Tarheel Ants Atrium

Tarheel Ants Atrium

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Due to the size of the open chambers, this formicarium is considered a small to medium sized formicarium and can hold an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 medium sized ants, larger species such as Camponotus and Formica up to 1,000 (again, approx y The Atrium is a new ant habitat (formicarium)from Tar Heel Ants. It features a 4x4x3 nestblock with 2 levels and an attached 4x4x3 foraging area via magnetic connection A painted base holds the units together and provides stability during moves.

The Atrium is intended to provide additional opportunities for viewing and lighting that will assist in capturing videos and images. It maintains the privacy required ants, humidity and drinking water through our proprietary water towers and nestmates, and offers connection ports on both the nest and foraging area for further expansion.

Comparing to other Tar Heel Ants formicaria, the Atrium is larger (available nest space) than the Casita and would be in between the Casita and Nucleus Ill in terms of nest space The foraging space is equal that of the Fortress and Casita. The Atrium has one 3/8" and one 1/2' port for expansion as a standard feature

Features:

  • Nest Block Size 100mm x 100mm x 100mm
  • Foraging Area Size 100mm x 100mm x 100mm
  • Skylight (top viewing area)
  • 3 magnetically attached glass panels'
  • 3 sides for viewing Open-style chambers with spacious caverns a
  • Painted Base Nestmate and Nestmate Port XL Water Tower
  • Type Ill Material, our hardest material (sand-coated chambers)

Recommended Species Types - All Medium and Large Ants (except ants that grow fungus farms) especially Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, "honey pot" ant species, and Camponotus sp

Each of these species would benefit from this nest design as follows (this is not an all-inclusive list):

Honey Pot Ants - Spacious chambers that give repletes room to hang from the ceiling, yet not enough room for them to be harmed during a fall This design is similar to our Hearth formicaria line in that regard.

Pogonomymrex occidentalis - The upper level gives a dry area to store seeds Connections between the two levels inside the formicarium nest are a sandy, rough texture. This is different than the smooth "ladders" in our other formicaria where these ants spend time "learning" to climb.

Camponotus spp. - Larger ants typically, our colonies have always utilized the ceilings of formicaria to hang upside-down. This design provides two larger 4x4 caverns for this activity and 4 viewing sides to view these ants hanging from

This product is from Canada Ant Colony. The full catalogue, including all variants, can be found at https://canada-ant-colony.com

Nest Capacity

These are estimates as to the full number of ants that can be placed in the nest. The stated values are the BARE MINIMUM. It is recommended to add more workers than the minimum, ideally at least double or triple the quantity.

 

Small Ants
450 - 9900 workers
Medium Ants
350 - 3300 workers
Large Ants
175 - 1100 workers
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Due to the size of the open chambers, this formicarium is considered a small to medium sized formicarium and can hold an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 medium sized ants, larger species such as Camponotus and Formica up to 1,000 (again, approx y The Atrium is a new ant habitat (formicarium)from Tar Heel Ants. It features a 4x4x3 nestblock with 2 levels and an attached 4x4x3 foraging area via magnetic connection A painted base holds the units together and provides stability during moves.

The Atrium is intended to provide additional opportunities for viewing and lighting that will assist in capturing videos and images. It maintains the privacy required ants, humidity and drinking water through our proprietary water towers and nestmates, and offers connection ports on both the nest and foraging area for further expansion.

Comparing to other Tar Heel Ants formicaria, the Atrium is larger (available nest space) than the Casita and would be in between the Casita and Nucleus Ill in terms of nest space The foraging space is equal that of the Fortress and Casita. The Atrium has one 3/8" and one 1/2' port for expansion as a standard feature

Features:

  • Nest Block Size 100mm x 100mm x 100mm
  • Foraging Area Size 100mm x 100mm x 100mm
  • Skylight (top viewing area)
  • 3 magnetically attached glass panels'
  • 3 sides for viewing Open-style chambers with spacious caverns a
  • Painted Base Nestmate and Nestmate Port XL Water Tower
  • Type Ill Material, our hardest material (sand-coated chambers)

Recommended Species Types - All Medium and Large Ants (except ants that grow fungus farms) especially Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, "honey pot" ant species, and Camponotus sp

Each of these species would benefit from this nest design as follows (this is not an all-inclusive list):

Honey Pot Ants - Spacious chambers that give repletes room to hang from the ceiling, yet not enough room for them to be harmed during a fall This design is similar to our Hearth formicaria line in that regard.

Pogonomymrex occidentalis - The upper level gives a dry area to store seeds Connections between the two levels inside the formicarium nest are a sandy, rough texture. This is different than the smooth "ladders" in our other formicaria where these ants spend time "learning" to climb.

Camponotus spp. - Larger ants typically, our colonies have always utilized the ceilings of formicaria to hang upside-down. This design provides two larger 4x4 caverns for this activity and 4 viewing sides to view these ants hanging from

This product is from Canada Ant Colony. The full catalogue, including all variants, can be found at https://canada-ant-colony.com

These are estimates as to the full number of ants that can be placed in the nest. The stated values are the BARE MINIMUM. It is recommended to add more workers than the minimum, ideally at least double or triple the quantity.

 

Small Ants 450 - 9900 workers Medium Ants 350 - 3300 workers Large Ants 175 - 1100 workers