Ant lion from Bolivia Oct 2024 and others

[davholla]

Ameromyia muralli a member of Long-tailed Antlions Tribe Brachynemurini, Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park,Chaco, Bolivia. Not a very attractive insect but interesting

IMG_2705_Ant_Lion by davholla2002, on Flickr

Moth, Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park,Chaco, Bolivia, Kaa-Iya is a park larger than Belgium and it worth a visit for Toucans, Jaguars, Ocelot and Pumas.However it is a long distance from Santa Cruz and very hot
IMG_2697_Moth by davholla2002, on Flickr

Praying Mantid, Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park,Chaco, Bolivia, Kaa-Iya is a park larger than Belgium and it worth a visit for Toucans, Jaguars, Ocelot and Pumas.However it is a long distance from Santa Cruz and very hot
IMG_2701_Praying_Mantid-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Moth
IMG_2702_Moth-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[jeffashman]

Another nice set! Around here, antlions are lady bug larvae (nymphs?) that dig little pits in the sand and hapless ants walk into them and slide to the center and can't get out. The antlion then pops up and devours the ant.

 

[davholla]

Another nice set! Around here, antlions are lady bug larvae (nymphs?) that dig little pits in the sand and hapless ants walk into them and slide to the center and can't get out. The antlion then pops up and devours the ant.

Yes that is right, now in the UK they are quite rare (I don't have anywhere with sand near me so no chance). Have you ever seen them?

 

[jeffashman]

Yes that is right, now in the UK they are quite rare (I don't have anywhere with sand near me so no chance). Have you ever seen them?

Yes, we have them here. I played with them as a kid, disturbing their little craters with a twig or piece of grass, but they are more difficult to find in our immediate area, because the soil is more clay than sand.

 

[davholla]

Yes, we have them here. I played with them as a kid, disturbing their little craters with a twig or piece of grass, but they are more difficult to find in our immediate area, because the soil is more clay than sand.

If I were you, I would try to photograph the larva hunting.