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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions & Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontinae) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontini) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleon) » Myrmeleon immaculatus
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Holes in The Sand - Myrmeleon immaculatus
Copyright © 2008 semesterke

Holes in The Sand - Myrmeleon immaculatus
Point Beach State Park, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
July 23, 2008
Size: Various
These depressions are located in the Point Beach State Park. Found both along the Lake Michigan shoreline beach as well as sandy areas inland from the lake such as dunes and worn areas of pathways. Any idea what makes them?
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Contributed by semesterke on 24 July, 2008 - 6:13am
Last updated 27 December, 2020 - 6:34am

Moved
Moved from larvae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 December, 2020 - 6:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Myrmeleon.
… v belov, 12 April, 2009 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Antlion. It is the larva of a
Antlion. It is the larva of a flying insect, I forget which. The more neat and well kept a funnel is, the hungrier the antlion is. Drop a small ant or other insect in and see what happens.
… bulrush, 24 July, 2008 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

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Antlion.

More info on the species page. They're cool!
… Matt Edmonds, 24 July, 2008 - 6:51am login or register to post comments

 
WOW
Cool they are thanks so very much. Makes my trip to Point Beach State Part so much more fun.
… semesterke, 24 July, 2008 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

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