Formicarium is an artificial secured house for ants that provides a good opportunity to us to observe and understand the social structure, activities, behavior and ecological role of ants. Usually, the artificial ant house is made with plaster of paris. The internal design is made in the pattern that ants make inside soil.
For convenience of observation one side of ant house is kept transparent through which one can observe what is going on inside. Transparent side of the ant house allows the observer to look at the body and behavior of the ants from time to time and keep record of ant behavior over time.