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Antlion

The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. In North America, the larvae are sometimes referred to as doodlebugs because of the marks they leave in the sand. The adult insects are less…

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Antlion

Nodes151
Edges150
Triples85
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013245
Components1

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Antlion

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related to Pit-building species · 18
Antlion → As, By, Continuing, Diptera, Funnel-shaped, Having, In, Myrmecaelurini, Myrmeleontini, Nesoleontini, Since, Slipping, The, This, Thus, Using, Vermileonidae, When
related to In culture and folklore · 16
Antlion → AD Physiologus, Africa, Australia, Biblical, Caribbean, China, Christian, In, It, Job, Matthew, Physiologus, Similar, The, The Myrmecoleon, United States
related to Evolution · 14
Antlion → Araripeneuridae, Ascalaphidae, Babinskaiidae, DNA, Hemerobiiformia, However, Mesozoic, Myrmeleontiformia, Myrmeleontoidea, Neuroptera, Nymphidae, Palaeoleontidae, The, These
related to Description · 10
Antlion → Acanthaclisis, Adult, Also, Although, Antlions, European, North American, Palpares, The, The African
related to Etymology · 9
Antlion → Ancient Greek, Europe, European, In, It, Middle Eastern, Myrmeleon, North America, The
related to Ecology · 8
Antlion → Dendroleon, Gatzara, In, In Japan, Myrmeleon, Myrmeleontidae, The, Within
related to Life-cycle · 7
Antlion → Apart, As, Depending, In, Myrmeleontidae, The, They
related to Distribution · 3
Antlion → Antlions, The, There

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larva larvae prey antlions species pit sand myrmeleontidae insects adult known family classification insect trap abdomen myrmeleontinae ants stilbopteryginae palparinae

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Antlionrelated to DescriptionAntlions0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionThe African0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionPalpares0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionAcanthaclisis0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionEuropean0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionNorth American0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionAlthough0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionAlso0.60section
Antlionrelated to DescriptionAdult0.60section
Antlionrelated to DistributionThere0.60section
Antlionrelated to DistributionThe0.60section

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