Antlion: The predator in the pit

Our first episode of MicroFreaks takes us into a monster's lair … It might only be a monster on a micro scale, but with its powerful mandibles and paralysing venom, the antlion is pretty formidable if you look (very) closely. We’re zooming in on the predatory prowess that allows the insect to satisfy its insatiable appetite for ants.

CREDITS:
Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory
INTERSPOT FILM GmbH

Scanning Electron Microscope Photography:
Charlotte Verhaeghe, University of Lethbridge, AB Canada

Douglas Bray, University of Lethbridge , ABCanada

Dr. Scott D. Russell, Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory, University of Oklahoma

CDC / Janice Haney Carr