MINORA

  • MINORA highlights the early chapters of a young colony.

  • Clear laminated glass, absorbent concrete: a design attentive to the needs of ants.

  • Patented humidification, dry zone and feeding zone for a natural life cycle.

  • Our reference model for getting started in the classroom, at home or in an exhibition.

  • Durable for several years and expandable via magnetic connections or flexible hoses.

  • Can be displayed flat or vertically (stand optional).

  • Delivered in a new box made of engraved wood pulp, like an archive of life.

Get ready for a fascinating experience. Add an ant colony, some suitable food, and you're all set!

Price range: €149.00 to €159.00

Description

First steps:

  • The optional ants are supplied in a transparent tube with a fitting: easy to connect for a hassle-free installation ritual.

  • Minora is 100% suitable for beginners – ideal for long-term use.

 

Simply follow the instructions to:

  1. Moisten

  2. Relate

  3. Feed

  4. Observe 🙂

 

Autonomy and lifespan:

  • Integrated patented water tank with a battery life of approximately one week.

  • Extendable up to several weeks: place Minora in a water reservoir up to the level of the notch in the glass.

  • Maximum lifespan of the ants: up to 28 years. Collection possible by Fourmiculture at any time (prepaid return from France and Switzerland).

 

Dimensions:

  • 16cm in diameter, 2cm thick. Optimal for approximately 2 years of growth from a young colony.

Modularity:

  • Infinitely expandable thanks to 2 integrated fittings, using two solutions:

  • 1/ Compatible with Magneto Pro 9 magnetic accessories (waterers, tubes, hunting areas etc).

  • 2/ Also compatible with 9mm diameter flexible hoses.

 

Compatibility: 

  • Optimal with Messor barbarus, also suitable for the majority of European and exotic species with classic needs.

  • It includes a wet area and a dry area, allowing ants to choose the best conditions.

  • Minora has been tested and approved since 2010 with Camponotus nicobarensis, Messor barbarus, Messor minor, Pheidole pallidula, Lasius niger and many other species by our ant-farming customers.

  • Not suitable for species longer than 16mm.

 

Materials:

  • Clear laminated glass. Enhanced protection against scratches and impacts.

  • One-piece structure made of Plexiglas.

  • Absorbent concrete in the rooms. Natural porous mineral substrate.

 

Finishing :

FROST: finely sandblasted for a soft, satin, frosted effect.

 

 

Included:

Nid Minora, a 10cm flexible connecting tube, a needleless syringe for filling with water.

Ants, accessories, external reservoir optional and/or sold separately.

 

Manufacturing:

  • 100% European.

  • Designer: Yvain Samuel.

Additional information

Weight0.4 kg
Ants (optional)

No ants, Lasius niger colony, one year old, queen + minimum 20 workers, Messor barbarus colony, one year old, queen + minimum 20 workers

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