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Myrmecoleon

Myrmecoleon logo #10101) Mythological arthropod
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Myrmecoleon

Myrmecoleon logo #21000 Myrmecoleon is an animal from Medieval bestiaries, also referenced in some sources as a Formicaleon (Antlion), Formicaleun or Mirmicioleon. There are two interpretations of what a Myrmecoleon is. In one version, the ant-lion is so called because it is the `lion of ants`, a large ant or small animal that hides in the dust and kills ants. In the o.....
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