Antlion nears end of life @StuffISawOutside
Antlion nears end of life  @StuffISawOutside
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An Antlion (family Myrmeleontidae ) -- maybe a pit-trapping Antlion (Myrmeleon sp.) -- nears the end of its life as it twitches on the floor of the breezeway at the visitor center at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, in Colorado County, TX, USA.

I assume this individual probably completed its life's mission and will live on in the next generation of Antlions.
Antlion nears end of lifeSmall Assassin Bug hides in brown vegetation and dirtGreen Lynx Spider cleans his feetAnt wakes up Goldenrod Leaf BeetleEastern Kingbird almost gets free meal (feat. Halloween Pennant dragonfly)Flesh Fly freshens upFemale Bay-breasted Warbler hops around in treesBlack Stink Bug flashes its wings (as a warning?)Southern Carpenter Bee sips Sage nectar, cleans up, flies awayFlycatcher calls softly (and I still cant tell what sort of Flycatcher it is)Meadow Katydid eats pollen from Woolly Rosemallow flowerRed-eared Slider crosses railroad
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Antlion nears end of life

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