Pits of different sizes do not necessarily indicate the size of the insect. All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published, This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Let the antlion come to your flat palm. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. Instant lunch! They are highly beneficial and feed on ants and other insects that fall into their traps. Even one duck can grow big, fat and healthy on a diet of Doodle Bugs and with those beaks, insects can run but they cannot hide. The antlion finally comes to rest at the bottom of the funnel-shaped crater. After the prey has been captured, the antlion drags the victim deeper into the sand where it sucks out its body fluids. Antlion is easy to kite. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/19\/Find-and-Care-For-an-Antlion-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-and-Care-For-an-Antlion-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/19\/Find-and-Care-For-an-Antlion-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/aid614583-v4-728px-Find-and-Care-For-an-Antlion-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"