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| An Ant-Lion Trap |
Dog Speed,
Sherman
15 hours ago
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Doodlebug
I have seen the signs of a doodlebug in my yard. Dad and I were looking around and saw this strange round feature in our front yard. Dog Dad looked at me and said in reminded him of an ant-lion trap. He told me the ant-lion is a small critter that builds a sandpit trap. A bug wanders near the sand pit and falls down, it tries to get up to no avail. The ant-lion then grabs the insect and pulls it under for it's meal. Another name for the ant-lion is a doodlebug. This is the first time Dad has ever seen a doodlebug sand trap..
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3 comments:
That's very interesting. I think you should keep your nose far away from it though! Never trust a doodlebug!
that is pretty cool - our Aussie Trapdoor spiders do something similar
When I lived at my last apartment b4 moving into my house, we had tons of these in the sandy area outside the front door/window area. I never saw the ant lion itself, but I would keep my nose outta there, Sherms....reminds me of the time nosy Deacon almost got pincered by a scorpion being a Curious George! ;-)
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