Entomological observation device

Claim 1

An entomological device designed to facilitate the observation and study of insects in their natural environment comprising a walled modular structural unit having at least one transparent wall, said walled unit defining an enclosed chamber within which the natural environment of the insects can be duplicated, at least one opening in a wall of the unit for providing access into said chamber, vent means within a wall of the unit for permitting air to enter into the chamber, a base member adapted to be engaged by the unit to position the unit in a substantially vertical plane, interlocking means for securely attaching a plurality of modular units to one another and conduit means for interconnecting the enclosed chambers of a plurality of units; a partition wall within the chamber separating the chamber into at least two compartments having an interconnecting passageway; a magnifying lens affixed to a transparent wall of the modular unit for enlarging insects within the field of view, a bottom wall of the modular unit defines an opening therein and the base member has a projection adapted to extend upwardly and to be inserted into the device through the bottom wall opening and snugly accommodated therein, thus securing the device to the base; a top wall of the modular unit defines an opening and further including a roof member having a projection adapted to extend downwardly and to be inserted into the device through the top wall opening and snugly accommodated therein, thus sealing the top wall opening, said interlocking means comprises a tab extending from the base member of a first modular unit, said tab being adapted to extend downwardly and to be inserted into the top wall opening of a second modular unit and snugly accommodated therein, thus firmly holding and joining together two separate modular units.