Neuroptera (Neuroptera 5 families 9 spp.) is prey of:
Eleutherodactylus coqui
Eleutherodactylus portoricensis
Todus mexicanus
Margarops fuscatus
Anolis evermanni
Anolis stratulus
Myiarchus antillarum
Loxigilla portoricensis

Based on studies in:
Puerto Rico, El Verde (Rainforest)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

Animal / predator
larva of Neuroptera is predator of larva of Gastrophysa viridula

Animal / predator
larva of Neuroptera is predator of Aphididae

Sand pit captures prey: ant lion larvae
 

The larvae of ant lions capture prey by building sand pits with the steepest possible slope.

       
  "In fact, the biological use of complex materials transcends the normal world of viscoelasticity and shear-dependent solid-fluid transitions. A totally different kind of yield underlies the operation of the pit of a larval ant lion. An unbound pile of solid particles will form a slope no steeper than some 'angle of repose,' a phenomenon of great interest to both highway engineers and designers of automatic parts for feeding and packaging equipment. Lucas (1982) shows that the ant lion carefully maintains the greatest possible slope. The addition of a wandering ant then precipitates a miniature avalanche, with a large and efficient set of jaws barely buried at the bottom of the pit." (Vogel 2003:363-364)

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
                                                             

Specimen Records:	2,085
Specimens with Sequences:	1,566
Specimens with Barcodes:	1,525
Public Records:	215
Species:	156
Species With Barcodes:	138

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