Children locate the small, conical sand craters dug by antlion larvae in dry dirt yards.
Children locate the small, conical sand craters dug by antlion larvae in dry dirt yards. They gently stir the loose earth with a finger or straw while chanting folklore rhymes to coax the harmless insect to surface.
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