If you've ever seen small, cone-shaped pits in fine soil or sand, you've likely found an antlion trap. These pit-building insect larvae hide beneath the surface, waiting to ambush ants and other small ...

If you are an outdoorsy person, you would have sometimes noticed tiny, 3-inch wide conical pits on the ground. Seen where the soil is loose, these spiral, conical holes are created by a tiny, oval, ...

Numerous predatory insects exist worldwide. From assassin bugs to blister beetles, these insects are appropriately named for their ability to harm prey. When it comes to the doodlebug, the name does ...

“Look at all the antlions you have,” Tavares resident Mike Endres said, pointing at the sandy ground surrounding our bamboo gazebo. “You must know all about antlions.” Staring at the patch of ...

If you are like me, you might have thought these conical pits were a type of ant hill. Quite to the contrary, as unsuspecting ants that stumble into the pit slide to the bottom, they are quickly ...

Antlions or doodlebugs (Myrmeleon immaculatus) are tiny insect larvae that dig funnel-shaped pits in sandy soil in areas protected from wind and direct rainfall. If you have a sharp eye, you can find ...

Antlions are a species of insect that have fascinated me since I was a young boy. As a child, I used to keep them as pets, I would keep them in an ice-cream tub filled with sand. I used to love to ...

“ANTLIONS are a species of insect that have fascinated me since I was a young boy. “As a child, I used to keep them as pets in an ice-cream tub filled with sand. I love to watch them digging around, ...