Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants.
Sinônimos
Examples for "antlion"
Examples for "antlion"
1It shows a trap-jaw ant snapping its jaws after being caught by an antlion.
2When an antlion predator stalks its insect prey, the prospects of survival can be grim.
3It's now clear they have adapted this skill to use it for escaping predators such as an antlion.
4The antlions will then grab these unsuspecting victims and drag them further underground.
1Back Home, once, I saw the trap of an ant lion.
2Oh, see the ant lion he is watching!
3It is like the larvæ of the dobson, the aphis lion, and the ant lion in that respect.
4Yes, that is the way the larva of the aphis lion and of the ant lion made their cocoons.
5An ant slid part way down its funnel and tried to climb out again, and the ant lion down below is flinging sand at it.
Translations for antlion fly