See antlion, pill bug, doodlebug, doodle bug, roly poly, roly-poly, rolly polly, rollie pollie, slater, potato bug, carpenter, cheeselog 2. It has some of the same slang names as the pill bug.ġ) The child dropped an ant into the doodlebug's pit, and watched in facination as the sand monster grabbed it.Ģ) The doodlebugs rolled up into tiny balls each time the children flicked them with their fingers.ģ) Maxie caught a doodlebug that couldn't roll up. The most common slang names in America are roly poly and doodlebug.ģ) the sow bug (also a crustacean in the Order Isopoda), which looks much like the pillbug, except it can't roll up. English slang names include: roly poly (spelled many ways), doodlebug, woodlouse, woodbug, armadillo bug, ball bug, bowling ball bug, hardy back, potato bug, slater, chuggy pig, butcher boy, carpenter, cheesybug, cheeselog, daddy gamfer (also spelled daddy gampfer), beetle bug, and Granny Grey. Its various species are found all over the world. It is a true insect.Ģ) the pill bug (a crustacean, not an insect- Order: Isopoda). Or, you can use a spoon or your fingers to scoop up the sand at the bottom of the pit, and then sift it gently to unearth the hidden doodlebug.1) the larval form of the antlion (also spelled ant lion), also known as a backward bug or backwards bug. If there's an antlion lying-in-wait, it may just grab hold. If you want to see a doodlebug, you can try luring one out of its trap by lightly disturbing the sand with a pine needle or a piece of grass.
Although its head is tiny, the antlion bears disproportionately large, sickle-shaped mandibles, with which it quickly grabs the doomed ant. When the doodlebug senses the disturbance, it will usually kick sand in the air to further confuse the poor ant and to accelerate its descent into the abyss. Should an ant or other insect wander up to the pit's edge, the movement will start a cascade of sand sliding into the pit, often causing the ant to fall into the trap. After constructing a new pitfall trap, the doodlebug lies in wait at the bottom of the pit, hidden beneath the sand. Have you ever hiked a sandy path, and noticed clusters of perfectly conical pits about 1-2 inches in width along the ground? Those are antlion pits, built by the chubby doodlebug to trap ants and other prey.
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