In this video we take a look at the Native Forest Terrarium. It is currently 6 months old and a lot has changed in that time frame. Many plants have died however others are still thriving.

The most diverse organisms within this terrarium are the various species of springtail. They're everywhere within this ecosystem and make up a majority of the prey species present. Mites also have good species diversity and coexist inside the terrarium with them. Some mites share the springtails ecological niches, whilst others are voracious predators.

The Black Clock Beetle was seen in a previous video to be HUGE. It was so large I believed it was fat on prey. A subscriber mentioned the possibility it was pregnant. The beetle went missing for over a month and eventually resurfaced. It's now a normal size and I believe if it was pregnant it has now laid the eggs underground. There is also the possibility it was just fat and hibernating though... Hibernation will naturally cause weight loss.

The Harvestman has died of old age. Harvestman only live for a year and it was already an adult when he found his way into the terrarium. Due to only being a single Harvestman there wasn't any chance of it reproducing unless it was female and had already mated before finding it's way into the jar.

There was a large spider I had discovered many months ago that had hitchhiked into the terrarium. There is a large number of smaller spiders living there too, although I don't believe they're the same species..

Isopods are unusually rare within the terrarium. The garlic snail also spends a lot of it's time hiding underground. The most common larger invertebrate species present are the millipedes. They're very active and seem to have a strong breeding population.

Watch the full journey of this terrarium here:
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