TWI653935B - Vertical insect observation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an upright insect observation device, comprising: a base and a tube body, the base has a guiding space, the base ring is provided with a plurality of guiding portions, wherein the guiding portion is used for connecting the external environment and the guiding space, The ant enters the guiding space along the guiding portion; the pipe body is erected on the base and communicates with the guiding space, the pipe body is translucent, and the pipe body accommodates a plurality of nesting units along the longitudinal axis direction, and the nesting unit will The tube body is separated by a plurality of nesting spaces, and each of the nesting units has a communication hole, so that the adjacent nesting spaces communicate with each other through the communication holes; thereby, the vertical insect observation device is convenient to assemble and carry. .

Description

Upright insect observation device

The invention relates to an ecological observation device, in particular to an upright insect observation device for observing the life style of an ant.

According to the ant, an ant is a kind of insect with social life habits. In order to study and observe the life style of ants, most of the ants will be kept in the observation box. For example, Chinese Patent No. CN203952163 discloses an artificial ant breeding research nest. The gypsum nest, the feeding area and the protection box are included, the gypsum nest and the feeding area are arranged in the protective box, the gypsum nest has gas permeability, and the gypsum nest and the feeding area are integrally formed, wherein the gypsum nest is dug with multiple nests In the room, the nest room has an expansion port on the left and right sides, and the gypsum nest body is provided with a moisturizing tank at a distance away from the feeding area, so that the observer can observe the situation of the gypsum nest at any time.

However, the aforementioned gypsum nest is made of artificial bionic ant nests, so it can only serve as a simple ant feeding function, and the observer cannot accurately observe the nesting process of the ants; in addition, the aforementioned protective case is covered with a transparent pressure. Keli can clearly observe the nests of the gypsum nest, but the acrylic has strong light transmission, which is not suitable for outdoor ecological observation, but limits the research scope of ants.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an upright insect observation device, which has an overall tubular shape and is extremely convenient in assembly and carrying; in addition, the surface of the tube body is translucent to avoid direct penetration of sunlight. It illuminates the inside of the tube and is suitable as a device for outdoor ecological observation.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an upright insect observation device, comprising: a base having a guiding space, the base ring being provided with a plurality of guiding portions for connecting the external environment to provide environment and guidance a space for the ants to enter the guiding space along the guiding portion; and a tube body erected on the base and communicating with the guiding space, the tube body is translucent, and the tube body is provided with a plurality of buildings along the longitudinal axis direction The nesting unit and the nesting unit divide the pipe body into a plurality of nesting spaces, and each of the nesting units has a communication hole, so that the adjacent nesting spaces communicate with each other through the communication holes.

The nesting unit comprises a horizontal plate and a vertical plate of the inclined connecting horizontal plate, and the connecting holes are respectively arranged at the center of the horizontal plate and the vertical plate, and the angle between the vertical plate and the horizontal plate is 35∘ to 55∘.

Wherein, the inclined directions of the vertical plates of the nesting units are different from each other, and the vertical plates of the adjacent nesting units are disposed at 90 turns of each other.

The base comprises a connecting portion and a bottom plate, and one end of the connecting portion is provided with a insertion slot, and the slot is inserted for the one end of the pipe body to be detachably inserted and fixed, and the bottom plate is equidistantly penetrated by four fixing holes, four fixing holes They are fixed to the ground by a nail for penetration.

A further embodiment of the present invention provides an upright insect observation device, comprising: a base having a guiding space, the base ring being provided with a plurality of guiding portions for connecting the external environment and the guiding space The ant enters the guiding space along the guiding portion; the two tubes are erected on the base and communicate with the guiding space, and the two tubes are translucent, and the two tubes are respectively accommodated in the longitudinal direction. a nesting unit, the nesting unit partitioning the pipe body with a plurality of nesting spaces, each of the nesting units respectively having a communicating hole, so that adjacent nesting spaces communicate with each other through the communication holes; and a connecting seat connected to Between the two tubes, and the two tubes are connected to each other.

According to the above, one of the functions of the present invention, the overall size of the vertical insect observation device is elongated, and is extremely convenient in assembly and carrying.

According to the above, in the second aspect of the present invention, the inclination directions of the vertical plates of the nesting units are different from each other, so that the observer can observe the life style of the ants according to the nesting space of different viewing angles of the respective nesting units.

By the above, the third effect of the present invention, when the nesting space in the tube body is completely covered, the researcher can perform additional expansion of the tube body. Firstly, the upper cover is removed to expose the top opening of the uppermost tube body, and then a connecting seat and a tube body are inserted, so that the vertical insect observation device additionally increases the nesting space, thereby increasing the nesting capacity that the ant can expand, and further Expand the life style of ants.

For the convenience of the description, the central idea expressed by the present invention in the column of the above summary of the invention is expressed by the specific embodiments. The various items in the examples are drawn to scale in the description and not to the actual elements, and are described in the foregoing.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 , the present invention provides an upright insect observation device 100. As shown in FIG. 1 , in the first embodiment of the present invention, the vertical insect observation device 100 includes a base 10 and is erected on the base. One of the tubes 20 on the 10 is placed in an external environment to facilitate a clear observation of the nesting process of the ant 1 and the nest structure of the nest.

The base 10 has a circular cross section, and the base 10 includes a connecting portion 11 and a chassis 12. The bottom end of the connecting portion 11 is integrally formed with the chassis 12. The inner side of the connecting portion 11 has a guiding space 111. The top end of the ring 11 is provided with an insertion groove 112, and the groove 112 is inserted for the one end of the pipe body 20 to be detachably inserted and fixed. At this time, the guiding space 111 communicates with the inner side of the pipe body 20, and the outer lateral equidistance ring of the connecting portion 11 A plurality of guiding portions 113 are provided. The guiding portion 113 is hollow, and extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the guiding space 111, and penetrates the connecting portion 11 but does not pass through the insertion groove 112 to allow the guiding space 111 to pass through. The guiding portion 113 communicates with the external environment for the ants 1 to enter the tubular body 20 along the inner side of the guiding portion 113.

The chassis 12 is equally spaced through the four fixing holes 121, and the four fixing holes 121 are respectively fixed to the ground by a nail member 30, which can prevent the upright insect observation device 100 from being easily dumped.

The tubular body 20 is in the form of a straight strip, and the tubular body 20 is semi-transparent, so that the sunlight can be prevented from directly penetrating the inner side of the illuminating tubular body 20, and the tubular body 20 accommodates a plurality of nesting units 21, wherein the nesting unit 21 The vertical nesting unit 21 is vertically stacked in the tubular body 20, and each of the nesting units 21 partitions the tubular body 20 with a plurality of nesting spaces 22, and each of the nesting units 21 has a communicating hole 23 for nesting adjacent to each other. The spaces 22 communicate with each other by the communication holes 23.

Each of the nesting units 21 includes a horizontal plate 211 and a vertical plate 212 of the inclined connecting horizontal plate 211. The horizontal plate 211 has a circular shape, the vertical plate 212 has a rectangular shape, and the communication holes 23 are respectively disposed on the horizontal plate. In the center of the 211 and the vertical plate 212, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the angle between the vertical plate 212 and the horizontal plate 211 is 35 ∘ to 55 ∘, and the vertical plate 212 separates the nesting space 22 of each nesting unit 21 In two.

When the nesting units 21 are arranged in a stack, the horizontal plates 211 of one of the nesting units 21 are stacked on the vertical plate 212 of the other nesting unit 21, and the adjacent upper and lower nesting units 21 are horizontally The plate 211 is connected to each other through the communication hole 23 of the vertical plate 212, and is stacked on the uppermost nesting unit 21, which has two horizontal plates 211 and a vertical plate 212. The vertical plate 212 is obliquely disposed on the two horizontal plates 211. between.

In addition, the inclination directions of the vertical plates 212 of the nesting units 21 are different from each other, and the vertical plates 212 of the adjacent nesting units 21 are disposed at 90 相互 each other. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the nesting in the tubular body 20 is performed. The unit 21 is three, and the vertical plate 212 of the nesting unit 21 at the bottom end and the vertical plate 212 of the nesting unit 21 at the middle are 90 相互 mutually, and the vertical plate 212 and the top end of the nesting unit 21 at the middle The vertical plates 212 of the nesting unit 21 are 90 相互 each other, and the vertical plates 212 of the nesting unit 21 at the bottom end and the vertical plates 212 of the nesting unit 21 at the top end are 180 相互 each other, so that the observer can according to each nesting unit The nesting space 22 of 21 different perspectives observes the life style of ant 1.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the same portions as those in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will not be repeated, and the following description differs from the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 , a second embodiment of the present invention provides an upright insect observation device 100 including a base 10 , two tubular bodies 20 , and a connecting base 40 . The two tubular bodies 20 are translucent, and the structures of the two tubular bodies 20 and the nesting units 21 on the inner side thereof are arranged in the same manner.

The connecting seat 40 has a cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the inner side of the connecting seat 40 has a channel 41 extending longitudinally, and one end of the top and bottom of the connecting base 40 is respectively connected with a connecting groove 42, wherein one of the tubes One end of the 20 is different from the base 10 in one of the connecting slots 42, and the other tube 20 is inserted in the other connecting slot 42. The two tubes 20 communicate with each other through the passage 41.

In addition, the connecting base 40 is provided with two bridge portions 43. The two bridge portions 43 penetrate between the two connecting slots 42, and the two bridge portions 43 are symmetrically arranged in opposite directions, wherein the bridging portion 43 is connected to one of the strips. The pipe 50 can be extended to the environment where the ants 1 frequently enter and exit, such as near the tree 2, so that the ants 1 enter the channel 41 of the connecting seat 40 along the connecting pipe 50, and in the two pipes 20 Carry out nesting.

An upper cover 60 is opened at one end of the tubular body 20 which is disposed at the uppermost portion of the base 10. The upper cover 60 has a through hole 61. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the through holes 61 are two, and the two through holes 61 are used for communication. Close to the nesting space 22 of the upper cover 60 and the external environment, the ant 1 can freely enter and exit the tubular body 20, and does not affect the life style of the ant 1 in the external environment.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, the researcher observes the ecological process of the outdoor ant 1, and erects the upright insect observation device 100 of the present invention in a place where the ants 1 frequently appear. In the second embodiment of the present invention, The upright insect observation device 100 is placed near the tree 2, and the communication tube 50 is sleeved at the bridge portion 43 of the connection seat 40, and then the communication tube 50 is extended to the surface of the tree 2, and then the upright insect observation device 100 is passed through the nail member 30. It is fixed on the ground to prevent the upright insect observation device 100 from being shaken or dumped at will.

At this time, the ant 1 can freely enter the tubular body 20 through the guiding portion 113 on the base 10 or the connecting tube 50 of the connecting seat 40, and the ant 1 in the tubular body 20 can be freely provided through the communication hole 23 in the nesting unit 21. The shuttle moves and can be nested in the nesting space 22 of each nesting unit 21, and the surface of the tubular body 20 is translucent, so that the sunlight can be slowed down into the tubular body 20, and the ant 1 is prevented from being overheated. And die.

After a period of time, the ant 1 has completed nesting in the tubular body 20. At this time, the researcher can directly observe the ant 1 cells of each nesting space 22, and the inclination directions of the vertical plates 212 of the nesting units 21 are not mutually inclined. In the same way, the researcher can observe the life style of the ant 1 according to the nesting space 22 of different viewing angles of the nesting units 21.

In addition, when the nesting space 22 in the two tubular bodies 20 is completely covered, the researcher can perform additional expansion of the tubular body 20. First, the upper cover 60 is removed to expose the top opening of the uppermost tubular body 20, and then a connecting seat 40 and a tubular body 20 are inserted, so that the vertical insect observation device 100 additionally increases the nesting space 22, thereby enhancing the ant 1 can be expanded. The capacity of nesting further expands the life style of ant 1.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modifications or variations that are made without departing from the spirit of the invention are intended to be protected.

<TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Ant 1 </td><td> Chassis 12 </td><td> Nail 30 </td></tr><tr><td> Tree 2 </td><td> Fixing Hole 121 </td><td> Connector 40 </td></tr><tr><td> Upright Insect Observation Device 100 </td><td> Tube 20 </td><td> Channel 41 </td></tr><tr><td> Base 10 </td><td> Nesting Unit 21 </td><td> connecting groove 42 </td></tr><tr><td> connecting portion 11 </td><td> horizontal plate 211 </td><td> bridging portion 43 < /td></tr><tr><td> Guide space 111 </td><td> riser 212 </td><td> communication tube 50 </td></tr><tr><td > Insert slot 112 </td><td> Nesting space 22 </td><td> Upper cover 60 </td></tr><tr><td> Guide 113 </td><td> Connecting hole 23 </td><td> Piercing 61 </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE>

1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of Figure 2 showing the base fixed to the ground through the nail member. Fig. 5 is a view showing the state of use of the present invention. Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 5. Figure 7 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 5.

Claims (14)

An upright insect observation device comprising: a base having a guiding space, the base ring being provided with a plurality of guiding portions for connecting an external environment and the guiding space for the ants to follow The guiding portion enters the guiding space; and a tube body is erected on the base and communicates with the guiding space, the tube body is translucent, and the tube body is provided with a plurality of building blocks along the longitudinal axis direction The nesting unit divides the tube body into a plurality of nesting spaces, and each of the nesting units has a communication hole, so that the adjacent nesting spaces communicate with each other through the communication hole. The upright insect observation device of claim 1, wherein the nesting units are longitudinally arranged in the tube in an overlapping manner. The upright insect observation device of claim 2, wherein the nesting units respectively comprise a horizontal plate and a vertical plate obliquely connected to the horizontal plate, and the communication holes are respectively disposed on the horizontal plate and the vertical plate At the center. The upright insect observation device of claim 3, wherein the vertical plate and the horizontal plate have an angle of 35 to 55 。. The upright insect observation device of claim 3, wherein the tilting directions of the risers of the nesting units are different from each other. The upright insect observation device of claim 5, wherein the vertical plates adjacent to the nesting units are disposed at 90 turns to each other. The upright insect observation device of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a connecting portion and a chassis, and one end of the connecting portion is provided with a insertion slot for the one end of the tubular body to be detachable The insert is fixed, and the chassis is equidistantly penetrated by four fixing holes, which are respectively fixed to the ground by a nail. The upright insect observation device of claim 7, wherein the connecting portion is formed integrally with the chassis at a different end from the other end of the insertion groove. The upright insect observation device of claim 1, further comprising a connecting body, the tube body being two, the two tubes are oppositely connected to the two ends of the connecting seat, and the two tubes are in communication with each other. The upright insect observation device of claim 9, wherein the inner side of the connecting seat penetrates a channel longitudinally, and each end has a connecting groove, wherein one end of the one tube is different from the base. The connecting groove is inserted into the other connecting groove, and the two pipes are connected to each other by the passage. The upright insect observation device of claim 10, wherein the nesting units of the two tubes are arranged in the same manner. The upright insect observation device of claim 10, wherein the connecting seat is provided with two bridge portions, the two bridge portions penetrate between the two connecting grooves, and the two bridge portions are symmetrically disposed opposite to each other. The bridge portion is provided with a connecting pipe. The upright insect observation device according to claim 3, wherein the horizontal plate has a circular shape, and the vertical plate has a rectangular shape. An upright insect observation device comprising: a base having a guiding space, the base ring being provided with a plurality of guiding portions for connecting an external environment and the guiding space for the ants to follow The guiding portions enter the guiding space; the two tubular bodies are erected on the base and communicate with the guiding space, the two tubular bodies are translucent, and the two tubular bodies are respectively accommodated along the longitudinal axis direction a plurality of nesting units, the nesting units are separated by a plurality of nesting spaces, each of the nesting units having a communicating hole, so that the adjacent nesting spaces are mutually connected by the connecting holes Connected; and a connecting seat connected between the two tubes, and the two tubes are in communication with each other.