Doodle Bugs

By: Collin Pierre

Class 2-105

The Life Cycle of a Doodle Bug

Doodlebugs are also called Antlions.

The stages in the life cycle of an ant lion are eggs, larva, cocoon, and adult.

The doodle bug is the larva stage of the ant lion

The adults resemble dragonfly adult.

What does Doodle Bugs Eat The antlion larva is a

predator which digs a pit and waits at the bottom. If an ant or another insect slips and falls into the hole, it can't escape. The ant's body fluid is sucked out by the ant lion larva, leaving the body behind.

Where the doodle bug lives ? Antlions can be found

in sheltered, sandy areas such as wooded dunes, open forest floors, and dry, tree-lined river banks. They can also be found in the sandy soil of flower beds, under hedges or leaves, in undeveloped city lots, and under buildings set on piers.

Interesting Facts About Doodle Bugs

They protect themselves by staying hidden under the sand.

When an ant lion larva looks for a place to dig its pit, it moves across the surface of the sand and under the sand with backward movements. It leaves a trail in the sand as if someone is making design. That is why ant lion are also called doodlebugs.