Antlions Are On the Hunt
Ron Wilson (Natorp's) shared an e-mail message with me this morning from a listener of his radio show about a strange insect that kept "trying to cover itself with dirt." An ID didn't come to my mind … I claim because of a lack of coffee rather than an age-related issue. Ron chided me by repeating the part about the insect trying to cover itself with dirt. My last functional neuron fired and I realized the message was about one of our favorite insects: antions (Myrmeleon immaculatus).
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