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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.
486 Questions
How does an anteaters fur feel like?
Well, I came across an Echidna (short-nosed anteater) in Australia last month and stroked it and it was the most uncuddly animal you could imagine, hard and spiny
Antbear. There are many animals called anteater. For example another name for the Echidna is Spiny Anteater. But there only 4 known types of Anteater which all live in south America. The Northern and Southern Tamandua, The Silky Anteater and the more well known Giant Anteater. Some people mistake The Aardvark of Africa as an Anteater which is incorrect. The Aardvark has teeth Anteaters do not. Also Anteaters belong to the group Vermilingua whilst the Aardvark belongs to Tubulidentata. I hope this answered your question.
Can ants survive without a queen ant?
sorta
when it dies all the workers die because......they just do
The anteater is eaten by many carnivorous animals such as lions, jaguars, and panthers.
No, you can try it...but it does not. The anteater's snout is made of bone on the inside.
How much do ants eat every day?
The amount of food that ants eat every day will depend on the species it is. They consume between 20 and 30 percent of their body weight on a daily basis.
Personally I don't think so, because they actually eat everything. Not just ants and other bugs, though it would be helpful because I hate bugs. Even though it would be sweet to have one, I would say no. But think what you think, ok, because it's not my decision. It's yours. This is just an option. Follow your heart.
Do anteaters live in the canopy?
Actually, yes, they can indeed. they only climb trees on occasion though.
Ants use scouts to locate food. When a scouting ant finds promising
food, she carries it or a piece of it back to the nest. Some ants leave scent
trails that others can follow to the food source.
What kind of wild animals live in north America?
There are many wild animals that live in North America. These include bears, deer, bobcats, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, possums, as well as mice.
Does the young of a spiny anteater resemble the adult?
When the young echidna first hatches, it bears little resemblance to the parents, being pink and hairless. After some weeks, it begins to develop spines, whereupon it starts to take on some similarities to the adult echidnas.
Is a spiny anteater a marsupial montreme or a placental?
Yes. "Spiny anteater" is a common name for the echidna, an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, found only in Australia and New Guinea. The only other monotreme is the platypus.
What animals or plants do anteaters depend on?
Anteaters eat termites, ants, and sometimes they'll snack on spiders. The insect preference depends on the species of anteater.
Is the spiny anteater an omnivore?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, has the following adaptations in order to find its food:
- A long tongue with sticky saliva, with which it eats termites and ants.
- A long snout which makes it easy for the echidna to burrow for ants, termites and worms.
- The echidna has sharp claws for digging, and this ability to dig effectively is helped by its compact, muscular body shape and strong forelegs. It commonly digs into termite nests to catch its food.
You are an ant Convince an anteater to not eat you?
in the autumn days,the ants goes out and collects food to eat in the winter and i was one of them. I went into the forest then I found little bread crumbs I picked it up and was about to go back but I forgot the way back. I wondered around in the forest I saw something move my heart was beating very, very fast then I turned around. I saw an anteater! I was so scared. I begged the anteater not to eat me. The anteater said if I give a valueble reason he will let me go.
I said there must
Do Anteaters only eat ants or do they eat other things?
The anteater's tongue can reach two feet (60 cm) in length, with a width of only 1/2 inch (12.5 mm). The anteater can cover its tongue in a sticky saliva, allowing it to trap ants, and can extend and withdraw it up to 150 times per minute
What is the Spiny Anteater's habitat?
The proper name for the spiny anteater is echidna.
Echidnas are found throughout most of Australia, and are highly adaptable to a wide range of environments, which has been one of the reasons why they are not threatened by habitat loss. They live anywhere from bushland and woodlands, rocky areas as long as the soil is loose enough to dig, snowy mountains, sandy plains, heath, grasslands, semi-arid environments and deserts. Echidnas can be found wherever there are termites and ants.
In extreme weather they tend to stay in shelter, whether it be under rocks, within fallen trees or digging themselves into the ground.
The echidna found throughout Australia is the short-beaked echidna. It is also found in the lowlands of southeast New Guinea. The long-beaked echidna is a rarer species, found only in New Guinea. It ranges from low-level coastal regions to rainforests in mountainous areas.
