Along the north coast of Fårö, you have to watch your feet to not step on the construction work of this creature: The antlion larva. Their little cone-shaped homes might often be a mystery for the crowd, but it’s in fact these strange creatures that hide in these death traps. © Gustav Parenmark

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Gustav Parenmark – (1) Antlion larva

By Gustav Parenmark

Along the north coast of Fårö, you have to watch your feet to not step on the construction work of this creature: The antlion larva. Their little cone-shaped homes might often be a mystery for the crowd, but it’s in fact these strange creatures that hide in these death traps.

Competition: 2024 - Photography - 18 and over

Insect order: Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies

Species: Antlion larva

Picture taken in: Sweden

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