General information and photos
- Ant-lion (Dimitri Fisher, ISRAEL). Excellent close-up photographs of an adult antlion in Rehovot, Israel.
- Antlion Images from a Scanning Electron Microscope (Oklahoma Univ., USA)
- Antlion larva / Doodlebug (Hideo Kobayashi, Misty's Wonderful Nature, JAPAN). Photographs of antlion larvae caught at Ryusenji temple in Hagi, Otowa cho, Japan.
- Antlions: Denizens of the Sand! (Wayne Armstrong, Life Sciences Dept., Palomar College, USA). A very thorough primer on antlion biology, with a humorous twist. Includes several excellent photographs of antlion larvae, pupae and adults.
- Antlions: The good, the odd, the ugly (Barb Ogg, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extenstion in Lancaster County, USA). Description of antlion behavior and habitat.
- Discovering Life: Antlions (Peter Macinnis, AUSTRALIA). Includes instructions for capturing and feeding antlion larvae.
- Familia Myrmeleonidae (Hormigas león) (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, COSTA RICA). Description of antlion anatomy, behavior and distribution. Includes information on Central and South American species. Website in Spanish.
- Jaws of an Ant-Lion Larva (Images of Thought exhibit, Bildmuseet, Umeå Universitets Museum, SWEDEN). Eighteenth-century color illustration by Dutch artist Martin Frobenius Ledermüller. Websites in Swedish and English.
- Lions and Tigers in the Sand (Michigan Entomological Society, USA). Drawings and descriptions of antlions and tiger beetles.
- Myrmeleontidae (Tree of Life Web Project, University of Arizona, USA). Photos of larval and adult antlions.
- Nature Bulletin: Hellgrammites, Doodlebugs and Stink Flies (Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, USA).
- Neuropteros (Parque Natural de la Albufera, SPAIN). Photos and descriptions of the neuropterids found in this park located in Valencia. Website in Spanish.
 |  Antlion larva. © 1997 L. G. Brossa. Used with permission. |
Antlion taxonomy and distribution
- The Antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) of South Africa (Mervyn W. Mansell, Biosystematics Division, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, SOUTH AFRICA). Comprehensive listing of southern African antlion species.
- A Checklist and Bibliography of the Megaloptera and Neuroptera of Florida (Lionel Stange, The Museum of Entomology, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, USA). Includes descriptions and distribution information about Florida antlions.
- Myrmeleontidae (Markku Savela, Finnish University Research Network, FINLAND). Finnish antlion species list.
- Myrmeleontidae Collection Holdings (California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology, USA). Includes an extensive hyper-linked antlion taxonomy.
- The Neuroptera (Gordon Ramel, The Wonderful World of Insects, UK). Description of the order Neuroptera, including Megaloptera.
- Neuroptera: Lacewings / Antlions / Dobsonflies / Alderflies / Snakeflies (Dept. of Entomology, North Carolina State University, USA). Thorough description of the order Neuroptera, with illustrations.
Professional organizations and resources
- Journal of Neuropterology (International Association for Neuropterology, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SPAIN). A new Neuropteran journal (as of 1998) edited by Victor J. Monserrat.
- Neuroptera.com (International Association for Neuropterology (IAN)). Web portal that supports the study of insects in the Neuropterida group (i.e., Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, and Neuroptera). Neuroptera.com maintains forum@neuroptera.com , an online forum where readers can exchange information related to insects in the Orders Neuroptera (e.g. lacewings, alder flies, snake flies, mantis flies, antlions) and Mecoptera (e.g. scorpion flies, hang flies). An e-mail account is required to subscribe.
- NeuroWeb: The Neuropterists' Home Page (Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M Univ., USA). Links to bibliographies, professional newsletters, other websites and resources.
Antlion scholars
- Nicholas J. Gotelli (Assistant Professor of Biology, Univ. of Vermont, USA). Research interests include organization of animal and plant communities, in particular antlion competition and predation.
- Mervyn
W. Mansell (Specialist Scientist, Biosystematics Division, Agricultural
Research Council, SOUTH AFRICA).
Dr.
Mansell has been studying Afrotropical antlions and other lacewings, especially
systematics and biology, for over 20 years. He maintains the website The
Antlions and Lacewings (Neuroptera) of South Africa. - John D. Oswald (Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, USA). Dr. Oswald maintains the NeuroWeb and the Bibliography of the Neuropterida. Research interests include the higher phylogeny of the superfamily Myrmeleontoidea.
- Lionel A. Stange (Taxonomic Entomologist, Museum of Entomology & Florida State Collection of Arthropods (Gainesville), USA). One of the world's leading antlion experts, Dr. Stange is author of A Systematic Catalog, Bibliography and Classification of World Antlions (2004), a major revision of the taxonomy of antlions of the Western Hemisphere.
Teaching about antlions
- Ant
Lion Lesson Plan (
),
by Lynn Royce, Rebecca Currin and Triffid Fry (Rural
Science Education Program, Oregon State University, USA). Lesson plan
designed for school grades 3–8. - Ant Lions: The Hairy Predator from Down Under (Nancy D. Deyrup and Charlotte B. Wilson, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, USA). This excellent introduction to antlion biology and behavior is part of the Discovering Florida Scrub website, a curriculum designed to give teachers and students of grades 3–5 a deeper understanding of science and a greater appreciation of the Florida scrub. Includes an activity plan for teachers.
- Ant Lions and Biology, by Brad Williamson (Access Excellence, USA). Teaching strategies for the high school biology classroom.
- Antlion Pits in Open Sand or Under Leaf Cover (Science Buddies, USA). An antlion research project plan suitable for middle school science fair projects.
- Ask the Antlion, by Jack Petersen (Florida A & M University, USA). Lesson plan designed for middle school students.
- The Naturalist's Apprentice: Traps and Snares (Illinois Natural History Survey, USA). Educational program includes section on antlions.
Related sites
- bugbios.com (Dexter Sear, USA). This elegantly-designed insect reference site is also home to the Cultural Entomology Digest Online, the definitive resource for studying the influence of insects on human culture as seen in myth, psychology and art.
- Entomology (Colorado State University, USA). The "first entomology WWW site in the world" includes an exhaustive list of other entomology websites.
- Entomology (Iowa State University, USA). This very comprehensive site includes the Entomology Index of Internet Resources.
- Entomology (Virginia Tech, USA). University Web site includes many resources for entomology research.
- Minibeast World of Insects and Spiders (Gary Dunn, the Young Entomologists' Society, USA). Designed for insect and spider enthusiasts of all ages and interest levels to further education and conservation.
- Tree of Life (University of Arizona, USA). "An Internet project designed to contain information about the phylogenetic relationships and characteristics of organisms, to illustrate the diversity and unity of living organisms, and to link biological information available on the Internet in the form of a phylogenetic navigator." See how the antlion order Neuroptera fits into this phylogeny.
- Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) (San Francisco, USA). Part of the international Pesticide Action Network (PAN), a network of over 600 nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries working to replace hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives.
