Tag: antlion

Tips for Collecting Insects From Our Summer Intern

by Olivia Zugay

August 7, 2023

Written by Samantha Walter-Cano, Edited by Olivia Zugay If you are reading this, that means my task for the summer is over. What task, you may ask? Collecting insects that is! That’s right, I had to collect and pin insects this summer. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Antlion, Damselfly, Entomology, Florida Bugs, Insect Collection, Insects

Q: My son came home after playing with a friend to ask me about an ant lion. Is there such a thing and if so, what does it look like?

by BLOGS.IFAS

June 21, 2017

A: They do indeed exist and I suspect you have seen the larval mounds and did not even realize what you were observing. Many a youth as played along the ground and watched the antlion set a trap for its favorite prey – termites, beetle larvae ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Antlion, Glenurus Gratus

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