Sandy pitfall traps of antlions are elaborate constructions to capture prey. Antlions exploit the
interactions between the particles in their habitat and build a stable trap. This trap is close to …

Habitat selection plays a critical role in the survival and reproduction of animals, with
implications for all important behaviours. Animals are often limited in their familiarity with …

Antlions and wormlions are unrelated insect taxa, but both construct pit traps in loose soil
and hunt similar prey. Owing to the likeness of their hunting strategies, and since no other …

Research on the behavioral responses of animals to extreme weather events, such as heat
wave, is lacking even though their frequency and intensity in nature are increasing. Here, we …

Simple Summary Wormlions are small fly larvae that dig pit-traps in loose soil to hunt ants
and other prey. Their natural habitat is caves, but they are also abundant in Mediterranean …

Traps constructed by an animal reduce the amount of energy required to seek prey. The
main risk of trap-building predators is the greater uncertainty of encountering prey, owing to …

This study proposed a design method for forced-vibration subsoiling to reduce resistance
and consumption. The vibration digging parameters of the Antlion larvae were obtained by …

Ambush site selection by sit-and-wait predators is a complex process, involving biotic and
abiotic considerations, which greatly affect hunting success and costs. Wormlions are fly …

Pit-building antlion larvae are predators that construct pitfall traps in fine sand. We used
three-dimensional laser scanning and geometric morphometrics to reveal the shape of …

Some sit-and-wait predators, such as antlion larvae, construct traps to capture passing prey.
The location of these traps depends on many abiotic and biotic factors, including …