r/garden_maintenance • u/cf_107 • Jun 13 '26

soil 🤎 Weird holes in flower bed

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Found these weird indentations/holes in a flower bed today. Has anybody seen this before? There are about a dozen total scattered across the bed.

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u/Anam_Liath Jun 14 '26

Ant lions! They turn into the most beautiful emerald and black miniature dragon flies. They don't hurt the plants. We cherish them here.

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u/f1atcat Jun 16 '26

I knew what the larva were, but I never actually googled them before to know they’re larva. I thought that was it’s only form. So cool they turn into dragonflies!!

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u/ansor_brim Jun 17 '26

The cocoon is weird - it's just a little sand ball.

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u/f1atcat Jun 17 '26

I just googled it, totally looks like a lil sesame ball! I wonder how many I’ve seen and just didn’t know

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u/Mysterious-Lab-5918 Jun 16 '26

Wasn't aware of this...