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Neuropterans: Lacewings, Antlions, and OwlfliesBurrowing Bug…
My name is Bill and I live in Ringwood New Jersey which is the northern section of the state, my Daughter and I have noticed these cone shaped pits around the house. The top of the pits are about 1 1⁄2 inches and funnels down to a point. Whenever an ant or any other bug gets caught in these pits they slide to the bottom and then they get ambushed by this bug and then dragged underground. This all happens in a split second. This picture was taken under a 15 power microscope. The largest one is about the size of your pinky nail. Thank you and keep up the great work, your site is one of the best…
William Karlak
Hi William,
This is a Doodlebug, the larva of an Antlion. Your description is right on.
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