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20. If you very quickly scoop up some of the sand from under the center of a fresh hole

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:02 PM

Feb 5

and spread it out thinly on a tabletop or the like, then wait a little while, the ant lion will start moving and you can see what it looks like.

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Any idea what these might be? In the shade of a mesquite tree. [View all] Ptah Oct 2024 OP

Ant lion holes? Ocelot II Oct 2024 #1

yes this Kali Oct 2024 #14

Mesquite beans (seeds) surfered Oct 2024 #3

I did not know you meant the holes surfered Oct 2024 #4

Burrows of ant lions ? eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #5

Ant lions surfered Oct 2024 #6

Palo Verde beetles umroman Oct 2024 #7

doodlebugs are the same as antlions Kali Oct 2024 #15

Thanks. Did not know that. Silent Type Oct 2024 #18

interesting creatures Kali Oct 2024 #19

Wolf spider? CanonRay Oct 2024 #9

If you knock a little dirt in the holes duncang Oct 2024 #11

Ant Lion traps. The ant lion lies in wait at dobleremolque Oct 2024 #12

This is the correct answer. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #13

You win the prize. Well done. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #17

The Movie "Tremors" comes to mind. Call for Kevin Bacon. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #16