Clavigerites also possess trichomes, which secrete a solution that ant larvae feed on.
It feeds mainly on ants and ant larva near its burrow.
More adventurous should ask for escamoles (rice-like ant larvae sauteed in butter).
They were following the smell of the ant larvae.
The larvae are predatory and feed on ant larvae.
L. carlae is thought to feed primarily on a diet of termites and ant larvae.
The caterpillar is then taken into the ant nest where it feeds on the ant larvae.
In one experiment, P. rebeli specimens which consumed ant larvae developed more quickly than those who did not.
Would you eat ant larvae, deep-fried scorpions or grilled palm weevils?
Some species actively feed on ant larvae in the colony, others are speculated to be scavengers.