Insect that makes a conical trap

• Grown-up doodlebug
• Predatory insect
• The larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
• Pit-digging insect
• Adult doodlebug
• Winged insect resembling a dragonfly

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the family Myrmeleontidae , known for the fiercely predatory habits of their larvae , which in many species dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. The adult insects are less well known, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects [syn: doodlebug , ant lion ] winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn: ant lion , antlion fly ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae whose adults resemble damselfly and whose larvae bury themselves under a cone-shaped pit in sand to trap insects such as ants. n. Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae ...