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Glenurus gratus
Very large fairy-type creature that came to my porch light
Woodland, front porch light
Very slow in flight. Nocturnal adult. Larvae live in hollowed-out trees, in debris and are very predatory.
So sorry, I forgot to thank Harsuame and Gilma Jeannette. Much appreciated.
I like to think so AuntNance. Even more so once you see them fly.
Thank you Roland.
You're welcome, Diane. I wouldn't be surprised if these lovelies were the inspiration for the tales of fairies.
Thank you all, and thank you AuntNance for the most helpful information.
thanks for the pointers Auntnance - that's the nice thing about Project Noah - one is always picking up new snippets of information.
And let me reiterate Diane - lovely photos
Thank you auntnance for all the wonderful information in your links. I never knew there were tree hole antlions and it is fascinating.
Until I met this beautiful antlion (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/115...), I was only familiar with the funnel shaped traps of "doodlebugs". The larval lives of these insects are significantly different. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc...
a very beautiful antlion, great spot.
Our antlion larvae all live in the soil at the apex of their inverted cone excavations, they patiently wait for prey, such as ants to fall into their trap, the sides are of an angle that prevents the prey from climbing out
Thank you Lauren. I was in awe of this beauty the whole time it was on my porch. At that time I didn't even know what it was ! No I'm sorry I do not have a photo of the larvae, but I know of a huge hollowed-out beech tree in the back woods where I wouldn't doubt this adult came from.
This is just sooo beautiful! Antlions are usually so plain. Do you have a photo of the larva and the pits in a hollowed out tree? I would love to see that!
Lovely! I've not seen one with its wings spread before. Please remove this from the flies mission though as this mission is only for true flies from the order Diptera.
Welcome to the community Diane!