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ant-lion pits

Fans of Gerald Durrell will know all about ant-lions from his Corfu upbringings. His books are where I first learned of them at any rate. They are common all across Asia, and I have even seen them in Fiji. These ones are in a disused rabbit pen. See here for a review of my visit (in January 2014): http://www.zoochat.com/2182/zoos-burma-5-naypyitaw-zoo-14-a-362193/

ant-lion pits
Chlidonias, 8 Mar 2015
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    • Chlidonias
      Fans of Gerald Durrell will know all about ant-lions from his Corfu upbringings. His books are where I first learned of them at any rate. They are common all across Asia, and I have even seen them in Fiji.

      These ones are in a disused rabbit pen.

      See here for a review of my visit (in January 2014): http://www.zoochat.com/2182/zoos-burma-5-naypyitaw-zoo-14-a-362193/
      8 Mar 2015
    • lowland anoa
      This is a seriously polluted area.
      8 Mar 2015
    • Chlidonias
      what the heck are you on about now?! :confused:
      9 Mar 2015
    • Batto
      @Chli: my telediagnosis: an acute case of infectious logorrhoea. Currently, this appears to be most prevalent in the fantasy zoo section, occasionally spreading to other sections where it dies off due to a lack of actual expertise and mutual supportive jabbering.

      Too bad ant-lions are not that common in Europe. With the right educational background, this would be a very interesting exhibit, even allowing for commented public live prey feeding.
      9 Mar 2015
    • threeple61
      *LIKE*
      *LIKE*
      9 Mar 2015
    • AverageWalrus
      Nice Pic Chli. When I was younger, I would always go outside and sit by the Antlion pits, waiting for that one unfortunate ant to fall in and the antlion would eat it
      11 Mar 2015
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