Patent ID: 7444956

Claim:
An insect habitat and point of sale package comprising: a rectangular housing made of paperboard material and having side walls that define an interior habitat space for insects; a habitat insert located in the habitat space of the housing; said insert comprised as a multisided structure formed in an egg carton shape having convoluted surfaces partitioning the habitat space into discrete subspaces to accommodate insects residing in the habitat space; said housing including a top wall and a front wall adjacent the top wall; a window in the housing, said window comprised of an opening cut out of the top wall and the front wall of the housing and a transparent material covering the opening; an item of insect food located in the habitat space; a dispenser including an elongated dispenser carton having cross sectional dimensions to accommodate said housing; said carton having a front wall and a dispenser opening in the front wall of a size to permit dispensing of the housing from the interior of the carton; and at least one housing located in the dispenser.