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: http://www.microscopy.ou.edu
INTERSPOT FILM GmbH: http://www.interspot.at/

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

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