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because it needs to reach in small long gaps to get its food
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoa gian anteaters toung is about 2 foot long>
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∙ 15y agoThe anteater's tongue is sticky, and the ants or termites stick to it.
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∙ 14y agoThe Giant Anteater does not have a specific reason to have a bushy tail. I guess it's just cute!
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∙ 12y agoan anteater's tongue has to be sticky so it can put its tongue in an ant hill, and ants will stick on it so the anteater can eat them.
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∙ 12y agoSo the anteater can swollow the ants and the termites very fast.
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∙ 11y agoBecause they want to get the ants to stick to their tongues to eat them.I am only in grade four and am nine and i know that.
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∙ 11y agoSo they can stick their tongues into ant burrows to catch ants that dig deep
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∙ 13y agoBecause God made it that way...
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Which tongue is longer a Giraffes or an Anteaters?
An anteater's tongue is longer. An anteater's tongue is 24 inches and a giraffes is 18 inches.
Which animal has the fastest tongue?
I think chameleon or anteater have the longest tongue......
Animal that has long sticky tongue?
An anteater.
This insectivore has a long tongue and nose which it uses to pick up ants?
The insectivore that has a long tongue and eats ants is a aardvark. The aardvark also has a long nose.
Which animal has the longest tongue?
The animal that cannot stick out its tongue is the crocodile. The reason why is because the tongue is attached to the bottom of the mouth by a membrane.
What is a zot?
A zot is American slang for an anteater, or the characteristic sound made by an anteater's tongue, or lightning.
Has long tongue and nose to lick up ants?
anteater!
What animal has the tongue like an Anteater?
Elephants, Rhinoceros', ETC.
Which has a tongue longer than its bodychameleon or anteater?
The anteater's. It's tongue can reach two feet (60 cm) in length, with a width of only 1/2 inch (12.5 mm).
Is there tongue twister that starts with the letter a?
Annie anteater ate awful ants and allie alligator ate Annie anteater
How many times can an anteater flick its tongue?
the anteaters tongue flicks 150 times per minute
What are the particular characteristics of an anteater?
The anteater has a long snout. Since the anteater is toothless, it has a long tongue that it uses to catch the ants. The anteater uses its snout and claws to reach into ant nests. The anteater has long hair as a protection against bites from the ants that they hunt and eat.
