
An ant, climbing from the pit of a predatory ant lion.

The predator, buried in sand at the base of the pit, hurls a volley of debris towards its target.
Posted in Ants, Nature, Science, tagged ant lion, antlion, ecology, myrmeleontidae, neuroptera, Photography, predation, sand on June 23, 2009| 16 Comments »
An ant, climbing from the pit of a predatory ant lion.
The predator, buried in sand at the base of the pit, hurls a volley of debris towards its target.