Death by Doodle: A Brief Natural History of the Antlion

Watch part 2 here: https://youtu.be/I1_-XRi05Ps

Antlions are the larval stage of lacewing like insects in the family Myrmeleontidae. They make their living as sit-and-wait predators, catching and eating ants. This video shows their prey capture strategies.

Most of this video is filmed in slow motion at 400 to 600 frames per second.

Written, shot, edited, and produced by Adrian Smith https://twitter.com/DrAdrianSmith

Production assistance by
Jean Brannum
Alli Schumacher

Narration by Eban Crawford https://www.youtube.com/senatorjaiz

"Song of the Doodlebug" by Georgia Yellow Hammers
courtesy of Document Records http://www.document-records.com/

Additional music by http://www.soundofpicture.com/

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