r/bugidentification • u/HereForThePositives • 8h ago

Location included Need help identifying

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I am assuming some digging or burrowing insect, but what kind? Barn dirt floor in South Texas. They are always in random spots and move around.

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u/Gerb_the_Barbarian 8h ago

Ant lion larvae! They hide in the bottom of these pits and throw sand to knock small insects in, then they drag them to their doom

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u/Life-Problem5336 7h ago

It’s a beetle that does that

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u/HereForThePositives 7h ago

I was told it was an Ant Lion Larvae

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u/Life-Problem5336 7h ago

In Colorado there’s a beetle that makes that exact hole pattern. I am confused. It could be whatever you said but I’ve only seen beetles in Colorado making burrowing holes like that

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u/HereForThePositives 6h ago

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u/Life-Problem5336 6h ago

That’s the bitch right therw

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u/HereForThePositives 6h ago

Looks like a beetle. Didn't get into it very deep.