“These are doodle bugs, better known as antlion larvae,” explains Amila Sumanapala, a conservation biologist specialising in insects such as dragonflies and damselflies. “What people call ‘binkunda’ ...

Awaiting its prey at the bottom of the pit, the doodlebug--also known as antlion larva--throws loose sand at the ants with its large jaws to prevent its targets from escaping the trap. When the ...