Arthropod distributor having a centrifugal spreader wheel with widening compartments.

摘要

An arthropod distributor (1) comprises a centrifugal spreader wheel (20) that is rotatable around a central axis (C) and a first drive (21) for driving the centrifugal spreader wheel in rotation. The wheel comprises a number of vanes (24) that extend at least partly in between the central axis and an outer circumference of the wheel. The wheel has a bottom plate (22) and a top plate (26). The vanes extend in between the bottom and top plates for forming compartments that open out towards the environment via outlet openings (31) lying in between the bottom and top plates. At least one inlet opening (27) is provided that connects an arthropod supply (2) to the compartments such that living arthropods supplied to this at least one inlet opening get centrifugally thrown out of the compartments via the outlet 10 openings into the environment when the spreader wheel is driven in rotation.