Two surface behaviors were described in the larva of the
antlion V.
As a consequence,
antlion larvae that have their trap destroyed and consequently show reduced growth may result in smaller adults.
The effect of density on the spatial distribution of
antlion larvae has been studied.
Antlion pits provide the
antlion larvae with an effective means of capturing prey (Turner, 1915; Akman, 1973; Topoff, 1977).
Antlion larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeliontidae), the focus of the present study, are generalist predators of arthropods that move along the soil surface.
Substrate particle size affects pit building decision and pit size in the
antlion larvae Euroleon nostras (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae).
Look for
antlion pits in dry, sandy soil in protected places, like near houses or under rock ledges.
Larvae of the
antlion parasitized by both parasitoid species exhibited an apparently normal behavior until pupation, and the juveniles of M.
Their highly characteristic, fairly slow, flapping flight was intriguing and reminiscent of some large
antlions (e.
Bright lights also attract many other types of adult insects, including, but not restricted to, true flies (Diptera), beetles (Coleoptera), wasps (Hymenoptera), nerve-winged insects such as
antlions and lacewings (Neuroptera), earwigs (Dermaptera), bugs (Hemiptera and Homoptera), mantids (Mantodea) and grasshoppers, katydids, crickets and mole crickets (Orthoptera).
The predatory larvae construct pit traps in loose soils similar to those of
antlions.
Learning in a sedentary insect predator:
antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) anticipate a long wait.
