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Is a antlion a carnivore

Updated: 8/10/2023
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14y ago

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It is possible because they eat leaves and this might be a reincarnacion of Buddhists because they like nature and such. But the leaf might just be a leaf so it is up for arguement.

There are cirtain types of ants that are carnivores but most of them are plant eaters.

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Antlions are insects. As larvae (young) they are sometimes called "doodlebugs" and look a bit like grubs with pincer-like jaws. An antlion larva digs a cone-shaped trap in sand or dust, then hides under the sand at the very bottom of the cone and feeds on ants that fall into it. Because they eat ants, which are also insects, they are called insectivores. Technically, because insects are animals, antlions might also be called carnivores, which in the broadest definition refers to an organism that eats animals, as opposed to herbivores, which eat plants. But "insectivore" is more specific.

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12y ago

Yes. Today, I observed one carrying a dead fly back to the nest. They 'farm' aphids and eat them.

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yes

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