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Spotted Veld Antlion on wall just outside our cabin door This amazing creature was on the wall just outside our cabin near Addo Elephant NP. It wasn't easy to identify since it looks like a dragonfly but is not; it is the adult form of the legendary ant lion, whose traps in the sand we saw on many occasions. I had no idea that the ant lion was just a larval form of this lacewing. Addo Elephant NP,Geotagged,Palpares caffer,South Africa,Spotted veld antlion Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spotted Veld Antlion on wall just outside our cabin door

This amazing creature was on the wall just outside our cabin near Addo Elephant NP. It wasn't easy to identify since it looks like a dragonfly but is not; it is the adult form of the legendary ant lion, whose traps in the sand we saw on many occasions. I had no idea that the ant lion was just a larval form of this lacewing.

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''Palpares caffer'' is a species of antlions in the family Myrmeleonidae, which is native to southern Africa.

Similar species: Net-winged Insects
Species identified by Barry
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By Barry

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Uploaded Dec 29, 2017. Captured Dec 6, 2017 20:40 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • iPhone 7 Plus
  • f/1.8
  • 1/427s
  • ISO20
  • 3.99mm