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  • noun Plural form of antlion.

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Examples

  • A lot of the shooting is directed at adorable little head crabs and antlions, which is cool by me, but the game also requires you to shoot at human Metro Cops.

    2009 November « The View From LL2 2009

  • The things that come out of the monster are neither green nor blurry, they look more like off-white antlions from Half-Life, if I HAD to relate them to something.

    CLOVERFIELD SPOILER SPOILS SPOILISHLY 2008

  • In HL2 it was the beach assault on Nova Prospekt right after you gain control of the antlions.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Sean Beanland 2007

  • In HL2 it was the beach assault on Nova Prospekt right after you gain control of the antlions.

    Why I Love Half-Life Sean Beanland 2007

  • Valve has said that there were beta-testers who kept reloading, trying to get through a level without having one of their pet antlions killed, but me?

    My Head On The Pillow, My Eyes Staring 2004

  • This coastal jaunt has plenty of scenic views and is dotted with local wildlife (antlions), beautiful vistas, and pockets of human resistance making a last stand against the Combine.

    IGN Xbox 360 2010

  • Gearbox also revealed two screenshots for the DLC, and while one of them reminds us of the Terran Marine, but high on steroids, the other one looks like the antlions level from Half-Life

    Softpedia News - Global 2010

  • Doodle-bugs (antlions) and sea anenomes rely on this same technique, and as the skeleton from ANH illustrates, Tatooine has megafauna prey.

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2009

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