{"product_id":"large-size-formicarium","title":"Large Acrylic Ant Formicarium 24x18cm with Built-In Arena","description":"\u003c!-- YAVOK_PDP_START --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.yavok-pdp{display:block!important;max-height:none!important;overflow:visible!important}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e(function(){try{var el=document.querySelector(\".yavok-pdp\");if(!el)return;var n=el.parentElement,i=0;while(n\u0026\u0026i\u003c6){var cs=getComputedStyle(n);if((cs.maxHeight\u0026\u0026cs.maxHeight!==\"none\")||cs.overflow===\"hidden\"||cs.webkitLineClamp!==\"none\"){n.style.setProperty(\"max-height\",\"none\",\"important\");n.style.setProperty(\"overflow\",\"visible\",\"important\");n.style.setProperty(\"-webkit-line-clamp\",\"unset\",\"important\");var scope=n.parentElement||n;var ctl=scope.querySelectorAll(\"button, a, summary, span\");for(var k=0;k\u003cctl.length;k++){var t=(ctl[k].textContent||\"\").trim().toLowerCase();if(\/^(lire la suite|read more|show more|voir plus|afficher plus|see more)\/.test(t)){ctl[k].style.display=\"none\";}}}n=n.parentElement;i++;}}catch(e){}})();\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yavok-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:40px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 56px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eLarge Acrylic Ant Formicarium with Built-In Arena\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.75;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eThis large acrylic ant formicarium measures 24×18 cm and combines a nesting area with a built-in foraging arena in a single unit, so you don't need a separate outworld. Made from clear acrylic, it gives you an unobstructed view of your colony at all times. Designed for small to medium ant colonies, it suits a wide range of common species. Check our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theformicarium.com\/blogs\/actualites\/ant-keeping-humidity-temperature-guide\" style=\"color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px\"\u003eant keeping humidity and temperature guide\u003c\/a\u003e to dial in the right conditions for your setup, and browse our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theformicarium.com\/collections\/ant-nests\" style=\"color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px\"\u003eant nests collection\u003c\/a\u003e if you want to compare sizes before buying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #a84c4233;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.05)\"\u003e\n \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.95em\"\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"background:#a84c420f;border-bottom:1px solid #a84c421f;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-size:.72em;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:38%\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;line-height:1.55;color:inherit;opacity:.88\"\u003e24 × 18 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c421f;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-size:.72em;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:38%\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;line-height:1.55;color:inherit;opacity:.88\"\u003eClear acrylic\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"background:#a84c420f;border-bottom:1px solid #a84c421f;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-size:.72em;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:38%\"\u003eArena\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;line-height:1.55;color:inherit;opacity:.88\"\u003eBuilt-in foraging arena\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c421f;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-size:.72em;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:38%\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;line-height:1.55;color:inherit;opacity:.88\"\u003eAll-in-one nest + arena unit\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"background:#a84c420f;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-size:.72em;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:38%\"\u003eColony size\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 16px;line-height:1.55;color:inherit;opacity:.88\"\u003eSmall to medium colonies\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c\/table\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:40px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 56px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/v3b.fal.media\/files\/b\/0aa8da53\/fkQ0sc3y88Th1Yu1vqcLB_SWCP3Lbe.png\" alt=\"One Formicarium, Zero Compromise on Visibility\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:18px;display:block;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.14)\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Big Win\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eOne Formicarium, Zero Compromise on Visibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.75;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eYou set this up once and you're watching your colony work from day one. The full acrylic build means there's no blind spot, no guessing what's happening inside the nest. The built-in arena is already there, connected and ready. No extra tubing to fit, no outworld to source separately. You get the complete picture of your colony's life, right out of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;flex-direction:row-reverse;gap:40px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 56px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/v3b.fal.media\/files\/b\/0aa8da53\/rLq3yYCM-Zvun7GG4GVkD_DPfNTGEF.png\" alt=\"Clear Acrylic, Large Format, All-In-One Design\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:18px;display:block;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.14)\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBuild \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eClear Acrylic, Large Format, All-In-One Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.75;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eAt 24×18 cm, this is a genuinely large acrylic ant formicarium, giving a growing colony real room to expand. The clear acrylic panels stay scratch-resistant and transparent over time, so the view stays sharp. The nesting chambers and the foraging arena are integrated into a single structure, keeping your setup clean and compact without sacrificing the space your workers need to forage and deposit waste properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:40px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 56px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/v3b.fal.media\/files\/b\/0aa8da3c\/YGG8ig2n5COwR8B0Pjyv0_hlHIihT2.png\" alt=\"Watch Your Colony Claim Every Chamber\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:18px;display:block;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.14)\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn Use\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eWatch Your Colony Claim Every Chamber\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.75;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003ePicture a young Lasius niger colony, the common black garden ant, moving out of their founding tube and into this formicarium for the first time. Workers scout the chambers, the queen settles in, and within days you can see brood sorted by stage under the acrylic. The built-in arena fills with foragers. You're not just keeping ants, you're watching a living society organize itself, and every detail is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;flex-direction:row-reverse;gap:40px;align-items:center;margin:0 0 56px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/9618\/3126\/files\/cro-packshot-e220cceb.webp?v=1788381284\" alt=\"Feeding, Cleaning, Observing Without the Hassle\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:18px;display:block;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.14)\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 300px;min-width:270px\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDaily Keeper Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eFeeding, Cleaning, Observing Without the Hassle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.75;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eBecause the arena is built in, feeding time is straightforward. You drop food directly into the foraging zone, workers collect it, and waste stays contained in one predictable area. Cleaning is easier when you know exactly where activity concentrates. The large acrylic surface also means you can observe without disturbing the nest, which matters a lot when your colony is in a sensitive stage like brood development or after a queen's first egg-laying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:8px 0 24px 0;background:transparent\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:.7em;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a84c42;font-weight:600\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#a84c42;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:10px;border-radius:2px\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFAQ\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;font-size:1.55em;line-height:1.22;color:inherit\"\u003eYour Questions Answered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c4230;padding:4px 0\"\u003e\n \u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;color:inherit;list-style-position:inside\"\u003eWhat size colony fits in this formicarium?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.7;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eThis formicarium is designed for small to medium ant colonies. It gives a growing colony plenty of room without being so large that a small founding group feels lost or struggles to maintain humidity in the nest chambers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c4230;padding:4px 0\"\u003e\n \u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;color:inherit;list-style-position:inside\"\u003eDo I need a separate outworld or foraging area?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.7;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eNo. The built-in arena is already integrated into the unit. Your workers have a dedicated foraging and waste zone connected directly to the nest, so the whole setup is self-contained from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c4230;padding:4px 0\"\u003e\n \u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;color:inherit;list-style-position:inside\"\u003eWhat species work well in this formicarium?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.7;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eIt suits a wide range of small to medium species. Common choices include Lasius niger (black garden ants), Camponotus (carpenter ants) in their early stages, and Messor barbarus, the seed-harvesting ants. Check species care sheets for specific humidity and temperature needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c4230;padding:4px 0\"\u003e\n \u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;color:inherit;list-style-position:inside\"\u003eIs the acrylic easy to see through over time?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.7;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eYes. Clear acrylic is the standard material for quality formicariums precisely because it stays transparent and gives you an unobstructed view of nest activity. Avoid abrasive cleaners to keep the surface clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n \u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a84c4230;padding:4px 0\"\u003e\n \u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:14px 0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;color:inherit;list-style-position:inside\"\u003eCan a beginner set this up without experience?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.7;color:inherit;opacity:.82\"\u003eAbsolutely. The all-in-one design means there's no complex assembly of separate nest and outworld components. If you're just starting out, our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theformicarium.com\/blogs\/actualites\/ant-keeping-for-beginners\"\u003eant keeping for beginners guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks you through everything you need to know before your first colony moves in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- YAVOK_PDP_END --\u003e","brand":"Ma boutique","offers":[{"title":"Green \/ 24x18x6.5cm","offer_id":55088323297622,"sku":"14:29#Green;200007763:201336100;5:361385#24x18x6.5cm","price":78.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/9618\/3126\/files\/cro-packshot-e220cceb.webp?v=1788381284","url":"https:\/\/theformicarium.com\/products\/large-size-formicarium","provider":"The Formicarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}