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Posted February 17 2015 - 7:07 PM
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Saw this in the newspaper today...
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Posted February 17 2015 - 7:31 PM
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That's pretty cool.
I found a video showing it off.
And here's the research article:
http://zookeys.penso...les.php?id=4667
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Posted February 17 2015 - 8:34 PM
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That is awesome... I wonder if you could make a Lego formicarium... 
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Posted February 17 2015 - 9:16 PM
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That is awesome... I wonder if you could make a Lego formicarium...
People have tried… Unsuccessfully.
Also.. I'm totally going to try this!
Edited by Miles, February 17 2015 - 9:17 PM.
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Posted February 17 2015 - 10:53 PM
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I've tried using LEGO to make the shape for a plaster formicarium... It worked.
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Posted February 17 2015 - 11:26 PM
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The casts from them have got to look cool! 
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Posted February 18 2015 - 1:10 AM
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Yeah, but it was plaster, so it didn't last all that long. The Camponotus sp. colony digging in also contributed to the short life of the nest...
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Posted February 18 2015 - 9:58 AM
That's pretty cool. I should make a better one than the one I made the first time.
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Posted February 18 2015 - 1:46 PM
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Try hydrostone?Yeah, but it was plaster, so it didn't last all that long. The Camponotus sp. colony digging in also contributed to the short life of the nest...
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Posted February 18 2015 - 3:52 PM
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I was actually thinking of making an ant caretaker robot out of my Lego NXT2.0 a while ago, but I was too lazy to finish it.
A Lego formicarium sounds cool, and I could use the NXT CPU to regulate moisture, food, and temperature! I think I'm going to try making one.
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Posted February 18 2015 - 9:09 PM
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I've tried using LEGO to make the shape for a plaster formicarium... It worked.
I meant as the actual formicarium, and not the frame that you cast it in. I have made lego frames for this purpose as well.
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Posted February 18 2015 - 9:13 PM
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I think you can do it using certain lego pieces as the main part or body of the formicarium, depending on what species you want in it, but it would need other things such as possibly foam or something.
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