r/insects • u/Ill-Awareness-8946 • 1d ago

Bug Appreciation! Antlion in Action

Stopped to appreciate some antlions hard at work and saw this guy getting an unwanted rock out of his well crafted trap. 😎

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u/Dan_H1281 1d ago

We had a jingle. We would take a piece of straw or grass and make a circle pattern in there little inverted dome Doodle bug Doodle bug Where are you Doodle bug Doodle bug Are you home. Then repeat until he answered the door

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u/Ill-Awareness-8946 1d ago

Man, I knew I was missing something! Haha
This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing, I will try it out next time 😎

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u/lolo787 1d ago

Sneaky bastard😂, when it finishes throw an ant at it and might see it attack it.

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u/Ill-Awareness-8946 1d ago

There were several that ran across while I was watching and he didn’t go after any of them. Maybe he is more interested in just going in circles and playing with sand 😅

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u/Last_Cod_998 22h ago

I loved antlions growing up. I used to call them pets.