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Myrmeleon formicarius
Adult Antlion posed in my garden. The larva digs a funnel in the sand or earth. Posted at the bottom, it waits ants or other small insects it captures with its powerful mandibles. The adults also eat small insects.
Created: May 12, 2011
© Anne SORBES
Photo size: 16.7 Mpixels (47.7 MB uncompressed) - 3335x5000 pixels (11.1x16.6 in / 28.2x42.3 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Animal, Antlion, Antlion Lacewings, Corrèze, France, Insect, Limousin, Macro, Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon formicarius, Myrmeleontidae, Nature, Neuroptera, Wildlife
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