Adult doodlebug

• Predatory insect
• The larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
• Winged insect resembling a dragonfly
• Pit-digging insect
• The larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
• Grown-up doodlebug

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 ...

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, ...