Ant Maze – Ant Fourmiculture

Description

The concept of the ant maze:

The Ant Fourmiculture Maze is a very fun way to increase the distance traveled by exploratory ants, for example between one of our anthills and a hunting area or observation area.

You can determine the time it takes for the exploratory worker ants to find their way and mark their passage. This then becomes very useful for improving observations and tracking the ants' movements through the Plexiglas window. Indeed, once they have marked their passage, the ants will easily move from one point to another along the shortest path thanks to the use of trailing pheromones.

Manufacturing and dimensions:

The Ant Fourmiculture Maze features trapdoors to allow or block passage. It is made of green bioplastic with a white background for perfect contrast and has an embedded Plexiglas window for transparency.

Maze compatible with all species up to 16mm long.

Despite their "small" dimensions of 11x7cm, the distance that the ants can travel between the entrance and the exit is equivalent to a straight line of 80cm!

• Recessed Plexiglas® window with crystal-clear transparency,
• High-end and refined finish, longest and highest quality manufacturing parameters,
• Use of environmentally friendly bioplastic,
• Disassemblable via integrated bolts and washable,
• …And 100% made in France!

Anecdotes about ants that you should know:

Did you know that it's the oldest ants that venture out to explore beyond the nest? These more experienced ants spend the first part of their lives in the nest caring for the brood. Then, they begin exploring the outside world and use trail pheromones to find their way back to the nest and mark the shortest route – ideal for finding their way through a maze!

When ants cross paths, they communicate via pheromones and indicate to their fellow ants the presence of food or a potential threat, indicating to others whether it is relevant to cross the ant maze and for what reason.

The ants can thus be encouraged to quickly cross the ant maze to collect food provided at the other end or to defend the colony in case of threat.