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Antlions

  • July 7, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Antlions are so named because their larvae eat mostly ants. Some species’ young are nicknamed “doodlebugs” because they leave trails that look like squiggles while digging funnel-shaped pits to trap prey. When it’s done eating, the antlion just flicks the carcass out of its pit.

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