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

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

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

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.

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

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

Nature Production / Antlions mating {Hagenomyia micans} Japan

Nature Production / Antlion {Hagenomyia micans} larva, Japan

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

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