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Those funnel-shaped indentations in the dirt?
Steve Wertz wrote:
What insect makes those perfectly shaped, inverted cone-shaped impressions in the dirt? I was watching them at work this weekend - about 6 all with a square foot, each one spinning around under the dirt kicking up soil into a perfectly smooth funnel shape. I couldn't see what they under that dirt, but my guess is that small ants or other insects walk across the funnel and make the dirt fall into the funnel, allowing the unknown insect at the bottom to detect where the prey is, and pounce at it. I'd like to look them up and get their story, but I don't know what they are. Anyone? -sw That's something that I called a doodle bug when I was a kid. Don't know the real name of the bug. Take a broom straw and when the cone is being made, insert the straw, twisting it slightly into the bottom of the cone. If you doodle around long enough, the bug will latch onto the straw and you can ease him to the surface and get a look at him. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX |
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Those funnel-shaped indentations in the dirt?
Do they eat FIRE ANTS?
If so, how can I get a BUNCH of them???!! I'd like to raise them! I'd like to get them protected status! "Gary Brady" wrote in message ink.net... Steve Wertz wrote: What insect makes those perfectly shaped, inverted cone-shaped impressions in the dirt? I was watching them at work this weekend - about 6 all with a square foot, each one spinning around under the dirt kicking up soil into a perfectly smooth funnel shape. I couldn't see what they under that dirt, but my guess is that small ants or other insects walk across the funnel and make the dirt fall into the funnel, allowing the unknown insect at the bottom to detect where the prey is, and pounce at it. I'd like to look them up and get their story, but I don't know what they are. Anyone? -sw That's something that I called a doodle bug when I was a kid. Don't know the real name of the bug. Take a broom straw and when the cone is being made, insert the straw, twisting it slightly into the bottom of the cone. If you doodle around long enough, the bug will latch onto the straw and you can ease him to the surface and get a look at him. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX |
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Those funnel-shaped indentations in the dirt?
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:11:32 GMT, "oldhickory"
wrote: Do they eat FIRE ANTS? If so, how can I get a BUNCH of them???!! I'd like to raise them! I'd like to get them protected status! Here you go: http://www.antlionfarms.com/ They are the predatory larvae of certain species of insects. When the doodle bug.ant lion senses a small insect in the funnel, it pitches dust up and the falling dust drags the hapless insect down to the ant lions jaws. I am guessing, but I suspect the ant lion would not be an effective predator against red imported fire ants. Elliot Richmond Itinerant astronomy teacher |
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Those funnel-shaped indentations in the dirt?
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"oldhickory" wrote: Do they eat FIRE ANTS? Probably. :-) If so, how can I get a BUNCH of them???!! I'd like to raise them! I'd like to get them protected status! There are websites where you can order them. "Gary Brady" wrote in message ink.net... Steve Wertz wrote: What insect makes those perfectly shaped, inverted cone-shaped impressions in the dirt? I was watching them at work this weekend - about 6 all with a square foot, each one spinning around under the dirt kicking up soil into a perfectly smooth funnel shape. I couldn't see what they under that dirt, but my guess is that small ants or other insects walk across the funnel and make the dirt fall into the funnel, allowing the unknown insect at the bottom to detect where the prey is, and pounce at it. I'd like to look them up and get their story, but I don't know what they are. Anyone? -sw That's something that I called a doodle bug when I was a kid. Don't know the real name of the bug. Take a broom straw and when the cone is being made, insert the straw, twisting it slightly into the bottom of the cone. If you doodle around long enough, the bug will latch onto the straw and you can ease him to the surface and get a look at him. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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