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Antlion

Myrmeleon sp

Description:

Adult stage of the Antlion, it looks a little like a dragonfly, notice diferences in the antenna and wings.

Habitat:

Forest edges.

Notes:

In the second and third pictures you can see the larve; trapping ants.

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12 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks for the comment, sorry I didn´t see it before. I am glad you like it.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Never seen pictures of an adult Antlion before now - looks great !. I also like the effect the shadows add to the photo. thanks for the post.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks Susan... How you doing'??

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

neat effect

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Antlions are so great, it looks like a cross between a moth and a dragonfly.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks for the comments, Look at this

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/641...

Gaia80
Gaia80 12 years ago

This is a great spotting! I love the close up of the catch by the larva in the last picture!

NicholeSauve
NicholeSauve 12 years ago

Beautiful picture! Vivid color of the red and black against the green background, and the shadows make it really interesting. = ) Great spotting! I always thought antlions were fascinating as many people are unaware of them. I never knew they grew into that adult form.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks for the comments....

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Beautifully done!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Very cool with the shadows!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

You got a very interesting picture, the shadows of the wings give it an unnusual flavour. Well done.

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 5, 2005
Submitted on Dec 6, 2011

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