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Antlion (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That looks nothing like the Half-Life 2 monster

[–] d00ery 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, I was expecting the same.

[–] dantheclamman 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, more like a sarlacc minus the tentacles

[–] spankmonkey 13 points 2 weeks ago

Antlion larvae are unusual among insects in lacking an anus.

I've learned something new today!

[–] lemming741 5 points 2 weeks ago

I spent many hours feeding ants to them in my youth

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

The big bad boss of SimAnt