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Anteaters
Anteaters only eat ants and termites with their long tongues and narrow snout. Ask questions about these sloth-like creatures here.
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What do kangaroos and anteaters and seahorses all have in common?
Kangaroos, anteaters and seahorses are all vertebrates.This means they all have a backbone. Also, while they are generally common, there are some species of each which are endangered.
Apart from this, they all share characteristics common to wild animals everywhere, such as:
- They all use oxygen to respire
- They all have eyes
- They all have a form of locomotion
- They all have unique genetic codes that are 'printed' using DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
- They are all multi-cellular organisms with a brain
- They are all carbon-based organisms
- They all require glucose, water, oxygen and sufficient nutrients to survive.
What layer does the anteater live in?
The anteater lives on the crust which is the top layer of the earth. This is also called the biosphere and contains all living organisms.
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What are African anteaters called?
The Aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", or Cape anteater
How giant anteaters spend there time?
Giant anteaters spend their time traveling from one ant or termite nest to another. They use their claws to break the nest open, and then their long, sticky tongues pull out the ants or termites. A giant anteater can consume thousands of ants in just a few minutes.
No. Lovebugs are small, slow herbivorous insects that feed on the pollen and nectar found in flowers. They do not have mandibles and do not feed on other insects.
What is a male anteater called?
Anteaters male and female anteater are similar to pigs. The male is called a boar and female is a sow. Young anteaters are referred to as pups.
A Detritivore is an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, returning essential nutrients to the ecosystem. Detritivores include microorganisms such as bacteria and protists as well as larger organisms such as fungi, worms, and isopod crustaceans. In a food chain, detritivores are primary consumers.
An Ant is not considered a detritivore but an omnivore. Ants are successful as a species because they have the ability to make a meal of many different types of things. They can eat plants, turning the plant matter into energy or they can eat meat. Different species of ants prefer different types of food. Some eat other insects and dead animals that they come across, while others eat sugar, fruits, seeds, oils, vegetables and other sources of proteins.
What type of ants are best for ant farms?
generally small species of ants is suitable for ant farm because big species of ants require more food than small species of ants and sometimes you start irritating to give them food which is more that small species of ants is require. so answer is small species of ants is suitable for ant farm and small species of ants which live around our house is more suitable for ant farm because these species of ants are familiar with humans so there queens is also more familiar to human than other small species of ants.
What is a spiney anteater called?
an Echidna.They are much smaller than anteaters and come from Australia.They are monotremes and lay eggs.
Is it common to find a red velvet ant in Virginia?
I just saw what appears to be a red velvet ant in my yard in Williamsburg, VA, near Jamestown Settlement. I have never seen such an insect and was searching the internet to see what it was.
I also found one in Lynchburg, VA today. It was the first time I had ever seen one. From my understanding VA does not seem to have the climate that these insects normally inhabit, but they have been spotted.
Are armadillos and anteater the same thing?
no anteaters are much bigger than armadillos. anteaters eat ants and armadilos dont. plus armadillos have a hardshell to protect them from predators :D
What is the difference between a northern tamandua and a southern tamandua?
The northern tamandua would be Tamandua Mexicana. They always have a black vest and there are some skull differences and differences in gestation.
The southern Tamandua is Tamandua Tetradactyla. They are sometimes vest but not always. They have a gestation of 150 days.
If you are looking at a vested souther anteater and norther tamandua side by side you would not likely be able to tell them appart. Though tamandua m tends to havbe a very definite vest and Tamandua t. tends to have less definite edges.
What do ants do for the environment?
Ants are really useful in the fight. At Java, we hang nest of red ants to protect our food from certain insects. I really hope this is useful because I'm only nine and i studied all this stuff for my presentation. I even took a picture of an ant that was between my dinning room window and my screen window and guess what? The ant had wings ! It was just flying there, trying to get out ! Lol !
