The prison is governed by a fractured intelligence known as . There is no single ruler. Instead, three “types” of queen exist simultaneously:
The Stag Beetle Enclosure, part of our Insect Prison project, is designed to mimic the natural habitat of the endangered Stag Beetle. This enclosure is equipped with decaying wood and leaf litter, providing the beetles with their preferred food sources and shelter.
The phrase "Insect Prison" first appeared in academic literature in the late 1980s, though prototypes existed as early as the 1950s. Prior to the invention of the controlled prison, entomologists relied on open carcass exposure, which resulted in massive specimen loss due to predation by birds, scavenging mammals, or flying insects escaping.