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Echidnas like to burrow into termite mounds and eat the termites.
They also break open non-termite ant nests and eat eggs/ adults/ larvae.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoEchidnas are crespuscular, meaning they feed in the early morning and at dusk.
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Do termites eat echidnas?
No. Echidnas eat termites.
What do zaglossuss echidnas eat?
zaglossuss echidnas eat worms and insect larve.
What don't echidnas eat?
Echidnas do not eat most things. They have a very limited diet of termites and ants.
Do Echidnas travel alone?
they eat they do the eat
What do echidnas do daily?
eat
Do Echidnas eat apples?
No
What 2 insects do echidnas like to eat?
Echidnas are particularly partial to termites and ants.
Where do echidnas get water?
Echidnas obtain most of their water needs from the termites, ants and insect larvae they eat.
"what does echidnas eat"?
termites, ants, snails and slugs
What do Echnidnas eat?
Echidnas eat ants , termites,small invertebrates, worms and beetles.
Who are echidnas' biggest danger?
The biggest threat to echidnas occurs when they are young. Snakes will sometimes enter their burrow and eat the baby echidna. Other animals do not usually attempt to eat this spiky creature, but some echidna predators include very brave foxes and goannas. Echidnas are highly adaptable and less threatened by habitat loss than other native animals. Basically, echidnas can survive wherever there are ants.
What do Australian echidnas eat?
The species of echidna found in Australia is the short-beaked echidna. Echidnas of Australia 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.
