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ant-lion
ˈant-ˌlion [a transl. of Gr. µυρµηκο-λέων, in the LXX.] A neuropterous insect, or genus of insects (Myrmeleon), the larva of which lies in wait for and devours ants.1815 Kirby & Spence Entomol. (1843) I. 304 The ant-lion was the stronger of the two and..dragged the object of contestation under the s...
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Antlion
The fictional ant-lion of Physiologus is probably derived from a misreading of Job 4:11. The French naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre wrote that "The Ant-lion makes a slanting funnel in the sand.
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Myrmecoleon
Because the lion part will only eat meat and the ant part can only digest grain, the ant-lion starves. The ant-lion story may come from a mistranslation of a word in the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, from the book of Job.
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plant-louse
plant-louse (ˈplɑːntlaʊs, -æ-) a. Any small hemipterous insect that infests plants; esp. an aphis.1805 P. Wakefield Dom. Recreat. iv, It is called the aphis, puceron, vine-fretter, or plant-louse. 1815 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iii. (1818) I. 67 Hemiptera, consisting of Bugs, Cicadæ,..Plant-lice. 1822–34...
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Myrmeleon
Myrmeleon is an ant-lion genus in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae.
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ant
▪ I. ant (ænt) Forms: 1 (W. Sax.) ǽmete, -ette, -ytte, 3–4 amete (amote), amte, 4–6 ampte, 5–6 ante, 5–7 annt, 6– ant. Also 1 (Anglian) *émete, 3–4 emete (-atte), 4–6 emote, 6 emmette, -otte (-ont), amyte, emet, 6–7 emmot(t, 6– emmet. pl. ants (1 ǽmetan, 2–4 ameten, 4 amptes). [OE. ǽmete, émete, cog...
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Weeleus
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Citizen science observations
The Ant-Lion: the "hideous", the "beautiful" (1932)
Weeleus acutus discussed on RNZ Critter
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zeitgeber
‖ zeitgeber Physiol. (ˈtsaɪtgeːbər) Pl. same or (anglicized) zeitgebers. [Ger. (J. Aschoff 1954, in Naturwissenschaften XLI. 49), f. zeit time + geber giver.] A rhythmically occurring event, esp. in the environment, which acts as a cue in the regulation of certain biological rhythms in an organism.1...
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Schizodactylus inexspectatus
beetles Scarabaeus sacer, Pentodon bidens, Scaurus puncticollis, Zophosis dilatata and Erodius orientalis, the German cockroach Blattella germanica and the ant-lion
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feeler
feeler (ˈfiːlə(r)) [f. feel v. + -er1.] One who or that which feels. 1. One who feels or perceives by the senses, esp. by the touch.1526 Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 258 The smellers or felers therof. 1611 Shakes. Cymb. i. vi. 101 This hand..whose touch would force the Feelers soule To'th'oath of lo...
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The Moomins and the Great Flood
On the beach, Moominmamma gets attacked by an ant-lion, but Moomintroll and the others manage to save her.
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Euroleon nostras
Small arthropods that inadvertently enter the trap are unable to climb out because of the loose surface and are pounced on by the ant-lion larva, which
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Mermecolion
An ant/lion hybrid which inevitably starves because it cannot eat either meat or grains, although its lion half craves the former and its ant half craves the latter.
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List of legendary creatures (M)
mythology)
Musimon (Heraldic) – Sheep-goat hybrid
Myling (Scandinavian folklore) – Ghosts of unbaptized children
Myrmecoleon (Medieval bestiaries) – Ant-lion
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Shori Hamada
In Japan her relentless newaza attack is often compared to an ant-lion larvae attacking ants.
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