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here are some antlions I found near my house while looking for scorps
ant lion pics
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anybody know the scientific name of a terrestrial one? i remember i've seen one from a book ages ago, and it looks flat and terrestrial
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antlions? they are all terrestrial and larval forms of damselfly-like winged insects.
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no, cooper, i mean the one that dozn't dig in the sand, just goofying around
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I have never heard of a species that doesn't dig in the ground, do you have a link? I am interested.
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sorry cooper, i don't have any links of that(i was asking for the scientific name at the prvious post!!)
i saw it in an Encyclopedia, and all i can recall is it's pretty flat and spiny...
i saw it in an Encyclopedia, and all i can recall is it's pretty flat and spiny...
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Ah I see, sounds cool, if you ever come across a picture or something be sure to show me. You gonna make it out for the arachnoparty?
Do you mean the larvae of lacewings? http://www.insectary.com/lw/lacewing.htm
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sure looks eerilly like the critters they had in The Wrath of Khan. Bet they based those from ant lions...
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no it's not, it'sa a big flat spinny ant lion on the ground as i said....odwan said:
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I think you mean larvae of Libelloides species, they ressemble flattened antlions.
link:
http://007.biologija.org/ascalaphus/
greetings
Bernhard
link:
http://007.biologija.org/ascalaphus/
greetings
Bernhard
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ya i think it is, any more picture of larger larvae?