# Burrowing insect

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burrowing-insect/231278>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burrowing-insect/231278 "2004-02-26T13:09:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flying\_Monk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@Flying\_Monk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Monk)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burrowing-insect/231278/1 "2004-02-26T13:09:44Z")

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I was taking a walk this morning, in the middle of Florida, when I noticed trails running across the sandy surface. They looked like a miniature Bugs Bunny had been digging around, after taking a right turn at Albuquerque. I dug into one of them, and sure enough, there was a circular hole inside of them, about the diameter of a pencil. What kind of bug makes tunnels like these?

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**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burrowing-insect/231278/2 "2004-02-26T14:27:56Z")

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[Mole crickets](http://www.bugsaway.com/pages/mole_crickets.htm), maybe?