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off topic: ant lion

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Mary Lou:
In California we have something called an Ant Lion. It makes little “traps” like this to catch ants that may happen in. The sand is at the angle of repose, so they just slide down to the bottom and are caught by the Ant Lion who is lying in wait just below the surface at the bottom of the hole.
Googling images of Ant Lion shows traps just like yours. Apparently in other locales an ant lion is referred to as a doodlebug.
If you’re quick with a spoon, you may be able to dig one out of its burrow and see it.
Melissa
At 02:06 PM 9/25/2010, Mary Lou Gripshover wrote: >Can anyone tell me what might be making these holes in the garden? >They’re various sizes, and much too symmetrical to be a squirrel. >Earlier this summer, there were some brown and yellow hornets that >were burrowing into the ground, and actually bringing soil out of >their holes. This is different. Something just going for a “dust >bath” in the dry weather? There are about a dozen or so holes. > >Mary Lou > >

6 comments for “off topic: ant lion”

  1. A  doodlebug by anyother name is still a doodlebug.  LOL  I didn’t know it was a Ant Lion. But I’ve dug many of them up, just looked like a bug to me.

    Clay

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  4. G’day All, This is the view of my new garden I moved into in January. Am thrilled as I find more daff bulbs coming up everyday. This garden is a lot colder than my previous place even though as the crow flies it is only a few miles away. The only reason I was 50ft in the air to take the photo was to prune an old gum tree which had many widow makers hanging and swinging in the breeze. This year rather than a daffodil competition our local Anglican Church decided to hold a flower and quilt display instead. We covered the beer bottles with green paper. Regards Brenda From down under

  5. Hi Brenda,
    I love seeing pictures of far off places! Do you have more pictures of the quilts? :)
    Colleen in NE Calif.
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  6. Breanda,

    what a great garden!  It looks quite surreal with all the open parcelled land about.

    Great idea to show the daff with the quilts!  Great backdrop.  I didn’t realize quilting was so popular in Australia.  I’m just starting a winter project with leftover silk from work.

    Jamie V.
    Cologne
    Germany

    Am 27.09.2010 23:59, schrieb brenda lyon:

    G’day All,
    This is the view of my new garden I moved into in January. Am thrilled as I find more daff bulbs coming up everyday. This garden is a lot colder than my previous place even though as the crow flies it is only a few miles away.
    The only reason I was 50ft in the air to take the photo was to prune an old gum tree which had many widow makers hanging and swinging in the breeze.
    This year rather than a daffodil competition our local Anglican Church decided to hold a flower and quilt display instead. We covered the beer bottles with green paper.
    Regards Brenda

    From down under

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