Formicarium vs. Vivarium

Formicariumnoun

A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.

Vivariumnoun

A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals.

Formicarium

A formicarium or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists.

Vivariumnoun

A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.

Vivariumnoun

an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions

Vivarium

A vivarium (Latin, literally for plural: vivaria or vivariums) is an area, usually enclosed, for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research. Often, a portion of the ecosystem for a particular species is simulated on a smaller scale, with controls for environmental conditions.

‘place of life’;