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What kind of teeth do echidnas have?
An echidna does not have teeth. It has a long, sticky tongue which it uses to catch termites and ants.
What is the best treatment for an echidna's bite?
Echidnas do not bite, as they do not have teeth. An echidna has a long, sticky tongue which it uses to catch termites and ants.
Why do echidnas have long tongues?
I'm not sure what else makes it special, but it is 'bifurcated' - meaning that it goes from being one whole stripin length to where it splits into two at the end. Snake tongues also generally possess no taste buds: they swallow their food whole. Most also use the tongue as a chief means of discovering their surroundings: the tongue draws particles from the ground and surrounding air into the mouth. Within the roof of the mouth is where a snake's powerful sense of smell exists. Type 'snake tongue' in a search engine and I bet you will find what you are looking for!
Why do long beaked echidnas have poisonous feet?
Long beaked echidnas do not have poisonous feet.
How long are Echidnas' spines?
The echidnas' spines are up to 50 mm (5 cm) in length.
Can Echidnas float?
Yes. Not only can echidnas float, they can also swim, as long as the current is not too strong.
How do echidnas eat?
Echidnas eat by using their long, sticky tongues to capture termites and ants. This is why they are sometimes called "spiny anteaters". The echidna gained its scientific name of Tachyglossus, which means "fast tongue", because it can flick its tongue in and out up to 100 times per minute.It is also a very tenacious eater, as it digs determinedly into termites' and ants' nests. It then proceeds to stick its sticky tongue as far as it can into the nests, getting as many ants as it can each time.
Where do echidnas hunt?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
How long have Echidnas been around?
Since God created them
Are long beaked echidnas and porcupines from the same family?
Not at all. Echidnas and porcupines are not even remotely related. Echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. porcupines are placental mammals, a quite different order of mammals.
How does an echidna get its food?
Short-beaked echidnas feed on termites, and occasionally ants, while Long-beaked echidnas eat earthworms, beetles and moth larvae. Because of their spines, there are few animals willing to eat adult echidnas. Natural predators of juvenile echidnas are goannas, pythons and dingoes, while the introduced fox has also become a major predator.
What do short-beaked echidnas eat?
Short-beaked echidnas live almost exclusively on termites, although they also eat ants. Echidnas have large claws for breaking open termite mounds (which, in much of Australia, are made from mud). They have long sticky tongues, about 15cm long, with which they catch the termites. Echidnas also look for termites under old, rotting logs, their preferred locale.
