Stephen Dalton / Antlion (Mermeleontidae) in flight, Venezuela

Edwin Giesbers / Grecian streamertail / Threadwinged antlion (Nemoptera coa) on flower, Lesbos, Greece

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Antlion (Myrmelentidae) on piece of wood, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ant Lion {Myrmeleontidae} adult head close up, Texas, USA

John Chan / Antlion (Myrmeleon californicus) larva catching an ant in its funnel shaped pit, Southern California, USA, August.

Piotr Naskrecki / Spoonwing (Nemeura sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Andres M. Dominguez / Spoonwing / Thread-winged antlion (Nemoptera bipennis) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. July

Kim Taylor / Giant ant lion (Palpares libelluloides) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Giant ant lion (Palpares libelluloides) Bulgaria, July.

Ingo Arndt / Antlion {Myrmeleon europaeus} Germany

John Abbott / Ant lion (Scotoleon sp) in flight, Jeff Davis County, Texas Controlled conditions. April

Juergen Freund / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) out of its sandy trap, Queensland, Australia.

Nick Upton / Thread-winged lacewing / Spoonwing lacewing (Nemoptera sinuata) feeding on Cretan oregano flowers (Origanum onites), Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Chris Mattison / Ant-lion larva (Myrmeleontidae) captive

MYN / Marc Pihet / Antlion (Euroleon nostras), Maine-et-Loire, France, August, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Antlion (Euroleon nostras), Maine-et-Loire, France, August, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Antlion (Euroleon nostras), Maine-et-Loire, France, August, meetyourneighbours.net project

Chien Lee / Antlion (Palpares sp), Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Philippe Clement / Cone shaped sand pit traps of Antlions (Myrmeleontidae2, La Brenne, Indre, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Ant lion (Palpares libelluloides) resting, Aude, France, July.

MYN / Corne van der Linden / Giant hairy ant-lion (Heoclisis fundata) Perth, Western Australia, October.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Antlion (Myrmeleon hyalinus) larva, Central Coastal Plain, Israel, June. Focus-stacked. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Ant Lion (Myrmeleon sp.) Kernville, Kern County, California, USA, June.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Larva of thread-wing lacewing (Dielocroce hebraea) These insects are found only inside desert caves, usually buried in the fine dust on the cave's floor waiting for unsuspecting soft-bodied prey insec...

MYN / Gil Wizen / Cocoon of thread-wing lacewing (Dielocroce hebraea) Negev Desert, Israel, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project. Taken with digital focus stacking.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Larva of thread-wing lacewing (Dielocroce hebraea) found only inside desert caves, usually buried in the fine dust, Negev Desert, Israel, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project. Taken with digital focus...

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Nick Upton / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) clinging to Juncus rush stem, Crete, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Antlion (Palpares libelluloides) clinging to dead plant stem, Zakros gorge, Crete, Greece, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Antlion (Palpares libelluloides) on grass stem, Aude, France, July.

Albert Lleal / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva capturing an ant with its large jaws

Duncan Usher / Thread Lacewing (Nemoptera coa) mature imago resting on thistle, Bulgaria

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) adult on plant stem, Torrealfina, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) adult on plant stem, Torrealfina, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) adult on plant stem, Torrealfina, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Bence Mate / Antlion {Myrmeleontidae} on Globe thistle {Echinops sp} Pusztaszer, Hungary

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp) in karoo habitat, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male at rest with wings open, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male at rest with wings open, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male at rest with wings open, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male at rest with wings closed, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male resting with wings open, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ant Lion (Palpares libelluloides) male resting with wings open, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) resting on a grass stem, Lesbos/ Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) feeding on pollen and nectar from Oxeye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare) near the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesbos / Le...

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) resting on a grass stem, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) feeding from Oxeye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare), Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Thread-winged / Spoonwing lacewing / antlion (Nemoptera sinuata) feeding on pollen and nectar from Oxeye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare), Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp) on twig, Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Nature Production / Antlion (Hagenomyia micans) Japan

Nick Upton / Antlion (Mymeleontidae) resting on tree trunk. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.

Nick Upton / Antlion (Mymeleontidae) resting on tree trunk. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August.

Alex Hyde / Antlion {Myrmeleontidae} hanging from plant at night in dry deciduous forest, Kirindy forest, West Madagascar.

Stephen Dalton / Antlion {Myrmeleontidae} in flight, from Venezuealan cloudforest

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Antlion (Myrmelentidae) on piece of wood, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Antlion (Myrmelentidae) on flower, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Stephen Dalton / Antlion pits {Myrmeleontidae} Costa Rica

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Polkadot antlion {Palpares dispar} Oman

Piotr Naskrecki / Ribbon-wing Lacewing (Nemia costalis), Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa

Konrad Wothe / Lace-wing Butterfly (Nemoptera sinuata) on flower, Peloponnese, Greece

Albert Lleal / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, Tarragona, Spain

Albert Lleal / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) SEM close-up view of larva at 21x magnification

Albert Lleal / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) SEM close-up view of larvae at 14x magnification

PREMAPHOTOS / Ant-lion larva {Myrmeleon sp.} lying in wait for passing prey, Costa Rica

PREMAPHOTOS / Adult Antlion {Palpares sp} hanging off blade of grass, Kenya

Georgi Tzonev / Thread winged antlion {Nemoptera sinuata} Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp) resembles large, colorful dragonfly, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp) resembles large, colorful dragonfly, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Palpares sp) resembles large, colorful dragonfly, South Africa

Nature Production / Antlions mating {Hagenomyia micans} Japan

Nature Production / Antlion {Hagenomyia micans} larva, Japan

Jean E. Roche / Thread winged antlion (Nemoptera bipennis) Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Adult Ant lion {Myrmeleon formicarius} on branch, Spain.

Jane Burton / Ant lion {Myrmeleontidae} pits under an Acacia tree. East Africa.

Jane Burton / Ant Lion (Morter obscurus) larva showing jaws for capturing prey. Kenya, captive

Dietmar Nill / Thread winged antlion {Nemoptera bipennis} on flower, Spain

Konrad Wothe / Lace-wing Butterfly (Nemoptera sinuata), Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Lace-wing Butterfly (Nemoptera sinuata) on grass, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Antlion (Myrmeleon sp) on stem, Batanta Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Hagenomyia tristis) group, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Spoonwing (Nemeura sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Cymothales exilis), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) female laying eggs in sand, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Paul Bertner / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, British Columbia, Canada

Paul Bertner / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, British Columbia, Canada

Paul Bertner / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) larva, British Columbia, Canada

Agustin Esmoris / Antlion (Myrmeleon sp) silhouetted at sunset, Patagonia, Argentina

Christian Ziegler / Left to right, from top: Blue Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus coerulatus), Mydas Fly (Mydidae), Saw-nosed Planthopper (Cathedra serrata), Metalmark (Lymnas pixe), Grasshopper (Proscopia panamensis)...

Kim Taylor / Ant lion (Myrmeleontidae) pits in soil, central Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Antlion (Myrmeleon sp) larva with hapless ant prey, Botswana

Guy Edwardes / Antlion (Palpares libelluloides) imago clinging to Lavender (Lavandula sp.) flower in lavender field, near Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. June.

Guy Edwardes / Spoonwing lacewing (Nemoptera sinuata) warming itself at sunrise, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. June.