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Antlions prefer sandy soils. Larvae create pits by tossing sand grains over their back, turning slightly, and tossing grains again. By repeating this while moving in a circle, they create a funnel-shaped pit in the sand. It's fun to watch when ants get caught in the pit. They try to crawl out, but little landslides keep pulling them back in. If they might be able to get out, the antlion larva at the bottom of the pit throws sand higher up the pit...this causes a landslide in front of the ant that pulls it back down. All you can see in the pit is the jaws of the larva protruding from the base of the pit. When an ant finally slips to the bottom of the pit, the jaws grab it and pull it under. One anecdotal comment: Based on one unrepeated experiment, antlion larvae apparently do not like ticks. I dropped one in a pit, the antlion pulled it under, and a second or two later tossed the tick out of the pit. Living in a hot spot for Lyme disease at the time, I was disappointed in the result. But I had to try, right? Dan Wixted Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) Cornell University Ph (607) 255-7525 204 Rice Hall FAX (607) 255-3075 Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu<http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/> dj...@cornell.edu<mailto:dj...@cornell.edu> From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Voron, Joel Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:18 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Freaky Friday Photo! This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Don't know if you want to post this to the list or not. I found an adult antlion which I understand is fairly rare....I know that this is the only one that I have ever seen. I found it on the exterior of one of our modern buildings yesterday. I would love to see what Lou and the others know about them. JTV Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> [1474552137245_IMG_0499.JPG] ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
