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Q: Why is an antlion called an antloin?
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You are an insect the first half of your name reveals another insect.What are you?

An antlion. First half of antlion is 'ant'.


What is an antlion?

An antlion is any of a group of nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae, whose adults resemble damselflies.


What is English name for kuzhiyana?

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What is the English name of kuzhiyana?

Antlion


What is the antlion hunting method as example of?

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Which animal digs a trap to catch prey?

Antlion gecko crab spider


What are ants its enemies?

The most common ant enemies are the antlion[a type of beetle larvae] and farmers.


What is the scientific name for antlions?

Antlions AKA Doodlebug/lacewing has over 2,000 species Typically it is the larval form that applies to the antlion. ORDER: Neuroptera Suborder: myrmeleontiformia Family: Myrmeleontidae


Do antlions eat spiders?

Antlion also known as Distoleon tetragrammicus does not normally trap spiders because of a spiders agility, but it is possible. If a spider enters a pit with an antlion lying at the bottom the antlion will try to trap and prey upon the spider with out hesitation, and then spit it out of it's pit to prevent blockage from its next victum.


How much does an antlion eat and how often?

With "antlion", I guess you mean the pit digging larvae. It's appetite increases with it's size. Other then that, I guess it just eats whenever it gets the chance. Maybe they grow faster if they get more to eat? Antlions are also creatures from a long range of games and movies. Antlions in the game Half Life 2 mainly eat Seraphods, but they also eat people.


What are the little bugs that live in the ground and make holes and when a ant or bug gets in them it throws out dirt and grabs the ant?

It is called an antlion (one word). Sometimes you can catch one by taking a thin blade of grass or a small stick and simulating an ant struggling to get out of it's slippery earth one.


What seven letter animals begin with the letter A?

There is just one animal that I can think of ,and that is the antlion, an insect.It gets its name from the larva which traps ants. Kids in Illinois called them doodle bugs. The adult is somewhat like a dragonfly.* Abalone * Admiral * Anchovy * Anemone * Anhinga * Annelid * Arawana * Army Ant * Arowana * Aruanas * Aurochs * Axolotl