Insect Water Station (parametric)

With the increasing temperatures of the world, insects find fewer water sources than ever. To help them, you can do as little as putting some stones in a container with water for them to be able to drink without drowning. It works but requires refilling the water frequently, to alleviate this problem I found out there exist solutions (Bee oasis / Hydro Station / Bee water stations / … ) with a reservoir:

My model aimed at making a similar product easily 3dprintable and using common PET bottles as reservoir to recycle at the same time.

The model allows for the insects/arachnids/… to stand onto little pads and to drink the water that flows throught the channels around them.

Printing Information:

• Since this model will be exposed to the elements and will contain water you should use a non porous, uv resistant filaments like PETG or ASA. I recommend PETG as it is safer (similar to PET bottles plastic).
• To avoid poisoning the insects you should also thoroughly clean the model to remove any contaminants leftover from the 3dprinting process. You also can use a food-safe resin to coat the model for optimal protection.

I used this model to attach a PET botlle in my design.