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formicarium

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formicary, formicarium
the dwelling of a colony of ants, as an anthill or nest.
See also: Ants


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An ant colony is also regarded as a formicarium because ants are situated inside a transparent type of plastic or glass box.
What you probably didn''t know is that they have a more scientific-sounding name: formicarium.
Johannes Nider's witchcraft treatise, Formicarium seu dialogus ad vitam christianam exemplo formicae incitativus, first appeared in 1437 with a second edition published at Strasbourg in 1517, and while Nider is credulous in many respects he favors the view that Diana and the night ride are delusional.
 
 
 
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