Indian Spider Wasp vs Common Antlion

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Indian Spider Wasp Common Antlion
Scientific Name Hemipepsis tamisieri Myrmeleon immaculatus
Order Hymenoptera Neuroptera
Family Pompilidae Myrmeleontidae
Size 25-45 mm 30-45 mm wingspan
Habitat Heathland Deserts & Drylands
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Africa, Middle East North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Indian Spider Wasp

A large dark-winged spider wasp from Africa and the Middle East that hunts large burrowing spiders. It is one of the biggest pompilids in the Old World.

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Did You Know?

Like its American tarantula hawk relatives, it possesses one of the most painful stings of any African insect.

Common Antlion

A delicate lacewing-like insect whose larvae are famous pit-trap predators. Adults are nocturnal and resemble slender damselflies.

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Did You Know?

The larva flicks sand grains at prey to knock them back into its funnel-shaped pit trap.