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Lion Ant

Family Myrmeleontidae (Antlions)

Description:

Brown, big pinchers

Habitat:

Bushveld

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5 Comments

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

lion ants....great childhood memories...spent hours twirling them out of their holes

RaunStockler
RaunStockler 11 years ago

The kids found a bunch keeping them safe in a Easter egg box till we leave.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

good spot, I assume you dug this little fellow up from under his ant trap

RaunStockler
RaunStockler 11 years ago

Thanks Keith😁

RaunStockler
Spotted by
RaunStockler

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Apr 29, 2012
Submitted on Apr 29, 2012

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