ant lion in English

noun
1
an insect that resembles a dragonfly, with predatory larvae that construct conical pits into which insect prey, especially ants, fall.
This was also found in at least one other insect species, the ant lion .

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1. It is actually the larvae of an insect commonly known as an Ant Lion (also spelled as “ant-lion” and “Antlion”)

2. The ant lion hides under a light cover of sand or earth.

3. 9 An ant-lion larva lies in wait at the bottom of its specially constructed pit.

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