What are the qualities of the ant-lion and the meat ant in "The Ant-Lion" by Judith Wright?

In
this very short story, two children throw a meat antalso known as a gravel ant, a large ant that
appears throughout the continent of Australiainto a sandy pit for an ant-lion larvae to destroy.
The children watch in curious horror as the ant-lion larvae attacks and kills the meat
ant.

The qualities of the ant-lion are that it is heavy, grub-like, and
ruthless. The narrator also creates metaphors for the ant-lion: its relentless jaws are like
a dingo harassing a sheep, it is a little...