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. 2011 Mar 29;6(3):e17958. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017958

Figure 1. Pit-digging antlions (Myrmeleon sp.).

Figure 1

A larval antlion exposed on the sand surface (top left), and in the process of burying itself under the sand (top right). Bottom: Funnel-shaped antlion pits in fine sand; the winding furrows on the right side of the photograph are the characteristic tracks made by antlions as they search for a suitable pit location. Photography by Cheryl McGraw.