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Meanings of ant lion in inglés
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formiga-leão español
myrmeleontidae Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants.
Usage of ant lion in inglés
1
Back Home, once, I saw the trap of an ant lion.
2
Oh, see the ant lion he is watching!
3
It is like the larvæ of the dobson, the aphis lion, and the ant lion in that respect.
4
Yes, that is the way the larva of the aphis lion and of the ant lion made their cocoons.
5
An ant slid part way down its funnel and tried to climb out again, and the ant lion down below is flinging sand at it.
6
Within the cocoon they become motionless pupæ, and finally appear as silver-wingedlittle creatures that bear no resemblance to the large-jawed ,everhungry, ant lion.
7
Ant lions sometimes develop wings and resemble dragonflies, although they are not particularly well-adapted for flight.
8
It was the sort of wild, dry country, favoured by ant lions, fritillaries and other sun-loving butterflies, lizards and snakes.
9
Yes, the little silken room they weave we call a cocoon, but the ant lions make theirs of silk and sand.
10
Yes, May, the ant lions eat many ants, and they moult and grow, and, finally, they, too, make a little cocoon about themselves.