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Significados de antlion fly em inglês

português
formiga-leão
espanhol
myrmeleontidae

Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants.

        formiga-leão
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        Examples for "antlion"
        Examples for "antlion"
        1
        It shows a trap-jaw ant snapping its jaws after being caught by an antlion.
        BBC
        2
        When an antlion predator stalks its insect prey, the prospects of survival can be grim.
        BBC
        3
        It's now clear they have adapted this skill to use it for escaping predators such as an antlion.
        BBC
        4
        The antlions will then grab these unsuspecting victims and drag them further underground.
        BBC
        1
        Back Home, once, I saw the trap of an ant lion.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        2
        Oh, see the ant lion he is watching!
        The Insect Folk
        3
        It is like the larvæ of the dobson, the aphis lion, and the ant lion in that respect.
        The Insect Folk
        4
        Yes, that is the way the larva of the aphis lion and of the ant lion made their cocoons.
        The Insect Folk
        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.
        The Insect Folk
        Translations for antlion fly
        português
        formiga-leão