蚁蛉是脉翅目蚁蛉科昆虫的成员。蚁狮是称呼此科的幼虫，而成虫被称之为蚁蛉。

蚁狮会经历完全变态过程。幼虫会在沙地上制造出漏斗状的陷阱（蚁之地狱），好让蚂蚁之类的动物掉落下来并吃掉。

• Glenurus gratus on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
• Antlion Death Trap, a National Geographic video posted on YouTube.

The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the family Myrmeleontidae, known for the fiercely predatory habits of their larvae, which in many species dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. The adult insects are less well known, as they mostly fly at dusk or after dark, and may be mistakenly identified as dragonflies or damselflies; they are sometimes known as antlion lacewings, and in North America, the larvae are sometimes referred to as doodlebugs because of the strange marks they leave in the sand.