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Numbats use their long, sticky tongues for catching termites.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNumbats have long, sticky tongues which enable them to efficiently catch termites for their food. A numbat may eat up to 20,000 termites a day.
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Do ant eaters have long sticky tongues?
Yes, they do!
What generally eat insects and have long sticky tongues?
Frogs(:
What is the difference in frogs and salamanders?
The difference is frogs are more circular and have long sticky tongues. Salamanders look more like damp lizards and don't have sticky tongues
How do aardvark get their food?
their toung, which has a sticky mucus on it, is very long, which ables it to use their toung to scoop out ants their toung, which has a sticky mucus on it, is very long, which ables it to use their toung to scoop out ants
What does a numbat tear open?
Numbats will tear open termite nests and termite mounds with their sharp claws, in search of food. Termites form the main part of a numbat's diet, and once they have dug through to the termite nest, numbats will use their long, sticky tongue to collect the insects.
How long is a numbats tongue?
it is 20 centimeters long.
How long have numbats been endangered?
Numbats have officially been on the endangered list since 2 December 1970.
How do numbats feed?
Numbats feed almost exclusively on termites, although they will sometimes eat other types of ants. They have sharp claws for digging into termite mounds, although they prefer to dig out termites from under logs and underground, being able to detect them with their very sensitive noses. They have a long, cylindrical sticky tongue for collecting the termites.
What and how does a frog eat?
they eat small bugs and they eat it by sticking there tongues out because they are sticky
What is it called a pond frog catches a nice fly on hi sticky tongues?
Predator-prey
What does frog eat and what does it use to capture its prey?
Frogs tend to eat insects, and they usually catch the insects by snapping their long, sticky tongues out and catching the fly in the mucus on the tongue.
Is the frog's tongue sharp?
No, most frog's tongues , are coated with a sticky saliva in order to catch prey.
