Luiz Claudio Marigo / Ant lion {Myrmeleon sp} camouflaged on grass leaf, Brazil

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

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

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

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.

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

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.