Rare Insect in Lubbock, TX More Mysterious Than Expected

If you have seen this crazy insect in Lubbock, or even Texas in general, then count yourself lucky since these guys live two completely separate and INCREDIBLE lives.

Let me explain.

So, they're actually called Antlions after the predatory way in which they catch prey as larvae. The adults seen in the first photo are actually much more pathetic than their childhood counterparts.

Adult Antlions are poor fliers and their bodies are quite fragile. You may have also heard them go by the name of 'Doodlebugs'.

Their lives as larvae are way more fascinating. Aside from the fact that they are not as pathetic... Antlion larvae have multiple features that make them feared in the insect community.

You see, when Antlion larvae feed, they dig a pit that looks like an upside down cone in the sand. They will then bury themselves right-side up at the bottom with their jaws poking out.

Let's go through the insane steps the Antlion larvae go through when feeding:

• 1. Dig a funnel pit in the dirt
• 2. Bury all but the jaws at the bottom
• 3. Whenever ants or other insects walk into the pit, throw sand on them until they fall to the center
• 4. Trap the insect with massive jaws and suck them dry of their nutrients
• 5. Literally toss the dried corpse outside of the pit and wait for another

The Smithsonian Channel actually documented how these stone-cold killers lay traps and wait for their food to come to them.

Absolutely wild...