Enclosed environment for the study of living things

Apparatus for providing an enclosed environment for living things, such as insects, for observation and study, said apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• a top spaced upwardly from the base;
• an observation chamber having a basal area and an apical area, the basal area being substantially greater than the apical area, the chamber including
• a first pair of opposite walls extending upwardly from the base toward the top and establishing a front and a back for said chamber;
• a second pair of opposite walls extending upwardly from the base toward the top and establishing sides for said chamber;
• the walls of at least one of said first and second pairs of opposite walls converging toward one another from the base toward the top to render the basal area substantially greater than the apical area and to establish a generally A-shaped configuration;
• at least a portion of the walls of the chamber being transparent to enable the interior of the chamber to be viewed from the exterior;
• a media drawer removably received within the walls, adjacent the base, the walls including wall portions surrounding the drawer, and the drawer having a peripheral configuration complementary to the configuration of the surrounding wall portions;
• and
• first isolation means received within the chamber adjacent the drawer for selectively isolating the interior of the chamber from the interior of the drawer to enable removal of the drawer while maintaining the chamber sealed.