A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. It is a social species, forming groups called prides. It is sexually dimorphic adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
It has a muscular, broad-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. One of the more remarkable uses of the muscular hind legs is the species " Lasiochalcidia igiliensis ", which attacks the dangerous, predatory larvae of ant lions, holding the mandibles of the larva spread apart while the wasp carefully injects an egg into the membrane of the exposed throat.The lion is a large cat of the genus Panthera native to Africa and India. Remarkable examples of convergent evolution are certain species of the Neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae, largely " Myrmeleon ", the so-called ant lions, and the Dipteran family Vermileonidae, in particular the genera " Lampromyia " and " Vermilio ", the so-called worm lions. The hotel is a nature-love's haven for there is something to see at any time of the day from intriguing forest plants to gaudy butterflies to the practically-invisible Ant Lion Larvae. Within the vastness of the Grand Canyon, we could easily have missed the small, cone-shaped pits dug by the ant lions, which wait hidden below for other insects to tumble in. When an ant slides into the trap, the larval ant lion grabs the prey with its powerful jaws. It was a " doodlebug, " otherwise known as an ant lion, a devourer of other insects. The ant lion hides under a light cover of sand or earth.
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