Antlion

This creature resembles a giant ant with large pincers. It's usually a normal enemy, but appeared as a boss in FF4. It sometimes appears in underground areas, and usually is involved in the story by attacking a weak or innocent person.

FF2 NES in-game FF2 PSX in-game FF2
-Antlion
-Scissorsjaws (NA) / Murder Saw (JP)
FF4 overworld FF4 in-gameFF4
-Antlion
FF5 in-gameFF5
-Antolyon
FF9 in-gameFF9
-Antlion
FF11 in-gameFF11
-Antlion (many varieties)
FF12
-Antlion (mark)

Also the name of an Imperial ship in the introduction.

CP: Being a Variety of Killer Mantis residing in the deepest crags of the Lhusu Mines. Aggressive in the Extreme, known to flay alive such giant Creatures as the Nidhogg for its Food. As it has no natural Predators in the Mines, an Imbalance in the Food Chain is feared. Worried that her Children may have wandered into the Antlion's Nest, a concerned Citizen petitioned a hunt for his Mark.
TA in-game TA faceTactics Advance
-Antlion
CC in-gameCrystal Chronicles
-Antlion (mark)