Meaning of wormlion | Babel Free

Definitions

The larva of a vermileonid.

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“The worm-lion dislike a damp environment; you will never, therefore, find⟳ its pit in wet⟳ soil. For preference it chooses the loose, dusty soil beneath an overhanging rock, or on the lee side of a dense bush or hedge, where it is protected from the rain⟳.”

“Because larvae of antlions use⟳ a similar strategy to capture⟳ prey, the fly⟳ larvae are by analogy called wormlions. Their scientific names were also chosen to reflect⟳ their parallel lives. Antlions belong⟳ to the family Myrmeleontidae (myrmex = ant; leo = lion), and wormlions belong⟳ to the family Vermileonidae (vermi = worm; leo = lion).”

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