doodlebug
- noun
- /ˈduːdəlˌbʌɡ/
- Specialized
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doodlebug
- Look at that doodlebug digging in the sand!
Examples
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You can often spot a doodlebug by the distinctive patterns it leaves in dry, loose soil.
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The doodlebug patiently waits at the bottom of its sand pit to catch passing ants.
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As children, we spent hours watching doodlebugs build their tiny traps in the playground.
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The doodlebug is fascinating to observe.
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The children were fascinated as they watched the doodlebug create its funnel-shaped trap in the sandy soil.
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During the summer, we often searched for doodlebugs to see their intricate traps hidden in the garden.
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Every spring, the garden would be full of doodlebugs busily digging their distinctive funnels in the warm sand.
Synonyms
A young insect that makes a small sand pit to catch ants
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doodlebug for the insect larva comes from the marks it makes in sand: doodle ('scribble') and bug ('insect'). The larva 'doodles' rings and tiny funnels in the sand to catch ants, so the name helps you remember this little trap-making insect.
