This occurred among the larvae of distant relatives of antlions—that is to say, lacewings. An expert in fossil insect larvae, Haug made this discovery together with her research team.

Lacewings are net-winged like insects ... orientation of the fossilized larval eyes were similar to those of modern antlion larvae. Antlion larvae, known for their pit-trap hunting strategy ...

At least three instances of this have been found in modern insect larvae: in antlions, tiger beetles, and water tigers. "Lacewings and their larvae exhibited astonishing diversity during the ...