doodlebugs in English

noun
1
the larva of an ant lion.
I was so fascinated by ants, wasps, and doodlebugs that I would have squatted in the road all day too, but unfortunately I did not inherit the slow gene.
2
an unscientific device for locating oil or minerals; a divining rod.
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1. Antlion larvae (photo right) are sometimes called doodlebugs

2. Antlions and people: Antlion larvae, or "doodlebugs," have fascinated humans for centuries

3. Antlions or doodlebugs are insects best known by their larvae, which have small, fat bodies with a huge sickle-shaped pair of mandibles