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Recent Answers from Midori

2011-07-09 ant lions/doodlebugs:

I would say no, not directly. They live based on where they were laid as eggs, and in soil suitable for digging. The nymphs live off of insects that fall into their traps, and they do not venture out of

2010-09-11 antlion venom:

Not at all. They do have venom to kill insects that fall into their trap, but they usually don't bite humans. You'd have to dig one up on purpose and let it crawl on your hand to get bitten. Their bite

2010-02-19 antlion?:

It sounds like an antlion right up until the crab claws thing. Antlions have large claw like mandibles (mouth part) but the hands are stick like. Coloration is usually a light to dark brown, and the abdomen

2009-03-23 Ant lions / trapdoor "spiders":

I don't really know anything about arachnids, but I do know about ant lions. They can be pretty picky about where they set up shop. Try looking under trees near the sand line or under bushes or drift wood

2008-08-23 Id type Ant:

Cowkiller is a nickname for a Velvet Ant, which actually isn't an ant at all, but a type of wasp. They act like an ant more then a wasp, which accounts for the name.    Here is a very detailed page all