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Antlion
Invertebrate
The fierce larva of a winged insect that traps prey in sand pits.
💡 Fun Facts
- The larva digs a cone-shaped pit in loose sand and waits buried at the bottom with its jaws open.
- When an ant falls in, the antlion throws sand at it to cause miniature avalanches and drag it down.
- They only walk backward, leaving distinctive winding trails in the sand.