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Full Growth: Food: Large variety of small invertebrates, including earthworms, insects, etc.
Eggs: Breeds on land September-November; eggs not deposited until following June-July; placed in cavities, in and under rotted logs; fastened in small groups by common stem from Roof of cavity; female usually guards eggs; hatch in 1-2 months
Larva or juvenile: Hatches with short, flat, leaflike gills which disappear in 2 or 3 days; larva is now adult but has not yet attained full growth; since it is terrestrial creature, has no need of gills or tail and back fins; reaches full growth and maturity in 2-3 years
Lateral growth in trees frequently begins later than growth in height, but the period of lateral growth is longer. Rates of lateral growth likewise are low at the outset, increasing after a few weeks and then diminishing. In view of the long annual period of lateral growth in trees, deleterious environmental conditions may exercise a pronounced effect on growth. In the wood of trees of temperate regions, narrow and wide growth rings may be observed, marking years characterized by unfavorable and favorable conditions for growth.
The moment egg hatches, larva begins to dig its pit, a funnel-shaped structure at bottom of which larva lies buried with only its sickle-shaped, toothed jaws extending upward; any unwary insect that gets too close to edge usually slides in; it is grasped immediately by jaws of doodlebug, body juices sucked out, and the carcass cast out of the pit with a flip of the jaws
When larva reaches full growth it spins a round, silken cocoon to which are glued grains of sand or dust; if cocoon is made in fall, larva rests in it and pupates in spring; if made early in season, larva pupates at once and adult emerges in about 3 weeks.
Since the ant lion larva, or doodlebug, must rely entirely on chance to obtain its food, it is adapted to live for many weeks without food. The rate of growth, naturally, depends upon the quantity of food obtained. In captivity the more food it is given, the more quickly it will reach full growth and complete the cycle.
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