bombus rufocinctus is a species of bumblebee known by the common name red-belted bumblebee .

it is native to north america where it has a wide distribution across canada and the western , midwestern , and northeastern united states .

it may occur in mexico .

the queen is 1.6 to 1.8 centimeters long and just under a centimeter wide at the abdomen .

it is black with scattered gray and yellowish hairs on the head .

the abdomen has many bright yellow hairs and areas of reddish hairs .

the worker is 1.1 to 1.2 centimeters long and half a centimeter wide at the abdomen .

it is similar to the queen but it may have longer hairs .

the male is 1.2 to 1.3 centimeters long and half a centimeter wide at the abdomen .

it is mostly black with more yellow on the head and abdomen .

this species displays four genetically-controlled color polymorphisms : the second and third abdominal terga may have red or black hairs , and the fourth and fifth may be either yellow or black .

this small , short-tongued bee lives in and around wooded areas and it can be found in urban parks and gardens .

it feeds on several kinds of plants , including chicories , snakeroots , strawberries , gumweeds , sunflowers , goldenrods , clovers , vetches , and goldeneyes .

it usually nests on or above ground level .

bombus rufocinctus

for further information about this species , see 21215145 _ bombus _ rufocinctus . pdf .
those with red on the metasoma are often confused with various pyrobombus whereas those without can be confused with bombus bimaculatus and various other species , but in rufocinctus the malar space is exceptionally short .
bombus rufocinctus cresson : apidae ( bombini ) , hymenoptera ( observations are from macior and thomson et al . ) araliaceae : aralia hispida ( tmp ) ; primulaceae : dodecatheon meadia cp ( mc )
lectotype for bombus rufocinctus cresson , 1863 catalog number : usnm collection : smithsonian institution , national museum of natural history , department of entomology sex / stage : male ; worker ; preparation : pinned locality : colo . , colorado , united states
richardson , l . l . 2013 . bumble bees of north america : a database of specimen records for the genus bombus . data contributors available : urltoken
bombus rufocinctus cresson : apidae ( bombini ) , hymenoptera ( observations are from macior , thomson et al . , discover life ) araliaceae : aralia hispida ( tmp ) ; primulaceae : dodecatheon meadia cp ( mc ) ; rosaceae : spiraea tomentosa ( dl ) insect activities : cp = collects pollen scientific observers : ( mc ) = l . w . macior ( tmp ) = thomson , maddison , and plowright
macior , l . w . 1968 . bombus ( hymenoptera , apidae ) queen foraging in relation to vernal pollination in wisconsin . ecology 49 ( 1 ) : 20 - 25
carvell , c . 2002 . habitat use and conservation of bumblebees ( bombus spp . ) under different grasslands management regimes . biological conservation 103 ( 1 ) : 33 - 49 .
no recent studies suggest that this species to be threatened on a large scale ( natureserve 2014 ) . the apparent decline around san francisco might be related in part to competition from b . vosnesenskii , a species which has increased dramatically in abundance in the region . it should be noted , however , that bombus rufocinctus was historically known from low numbers in the city of san francisco , so the lack of recent detection ( e . g . , mcfrederick and lebuhn 2006 ) is not very alarming .
savard , m . 2009 . aperçu sur la diversité des bourdons de la minganie , québec ( hymenoptera : apidae : bombus ) . le naturaliste canadien 133 ( 2 ) : 31 - 36 .
in females with red on the metasoma the red is on the apicolateral corners of t2 and on t3 and t4 , with t1 and most of t2 yellow , whereas in species such as ternarius and huntii t2 - t3 are entirely red and t4 is yellow . bombus centralis can be confusing in that its metasoma is yellow basally and red apically , but in that species t2 is entirely yellow and the facial hairs are all yellow ( also usually true of huntii and bifarius but not ternarius , sylvicola , or rufocinctus ) . the dorsum of the scutum has black as in other species , but this is often a rather diffuse blotch as opposed to a narrow , well - defined interalar band ( as in huntii ) or clearly extending to form a notch in the scutellum posteriorly ( as in bifarius and to a lesser degree ternarius ) . however , rufocinctus females can have a complete , broad interalar band .
mcfrederick , q . s . , and g . lebuhn . 2006 . are urban parks refuges for bumble bees bombus spp . ( hymenoptera : apidae ) ? biological conservation 129 ( 3 ) : 372 - 382 [ includes corrigendum ] .
colla , s . , and l . packer . 2008 . evidence for decline in eastern north american bumblebees ( hymenoptera : apidae ) , with special reference to bombus affinis cresson . biodiversity and conservation 17 ( 6 ) : 1379 - 1391 .
evans , e . , r . thorp , s . jepson and s . hoffman - black . 2008 . status review of three formerly common species of bumble bees in the subgenus bombus . the xerces society . 63 pp . accessed at urltoken
grixti , j . c . , l . t . wong , s . a . cameron , and c . favret . 2008 . decline of bumble bees ( bombus ) in the north american midwest . biological conservation 142 ; 75 - 84
golick , d . a . , and m . d . ellis . 2006 . an update on the distribution and diversity of bombus in nebraska ( hymenoptera : apidae ) . journal of the kansas entomological society 79 ( 4 ) : 341 - 347 .
grixti , j . c . , l . t . wong , s . a . cameron , and c . favret . 2009 . decline of bumble bees ( bombus ) in the north american midwest . biological conservation 142 ( 1 ) : 75 - 84 .
hatfield , r . g . , and g . lebuhn . 2007 . patch and landscape factors shape community assemblage of bumble bees , bombus spp . ( hymenoptera : apidae ) , in montane meadows . biological conservation 139 ( 1 - 2 ) : 150 - 158 .
super , p . e . , and a . t . moyer . 2003b . bombus affinis cresson , bumble bee - biodiversity of great smoky mountains national park . in : nps , dlia . 2007 . discover life in america , great smoky mountains national park , gatlinburg , tennessee . online . available : urltoken
williams , p . h . 2008a . bombus , bumblebees of the world . web pages based on williams , p . h . 1998 . an annotated checklist of bumblebees with an analysis of patterns of description ( hymenoptera : apidae , bombini ) . bulletin of the natural history museum ( entomology ) 67 : 79 - 152 . online . available : urltoken accessed 2008 - oct .
generally , bumble bees ( bombus spp . ) are threatened by a number of factors including habitat loss , pesticide use , pathogens from managed pollinators , competition with non - native bees , and climate change ( reviewed in goulson 2010 , williams et al . 2009 , williams and osborne 2009 , fürst et al . 2014 , cameron et al . 2011 , hatfield et al . 2012 ) . reduced genetic diversity resulting from any of these threats can be particularly concerning for bumble bees , since their method of sex - determination can be disrupted by inbreeding , and since genetic diversity already tends to be low in this group due to the colonial life cycle ( i . e . , large numbers of bumble bees found locally may represent only one or a few queens ) ( goulson 2010 , hatfield et al . 2012 , but see cameron et al . 2011 , lozier et al . 2011 ) .
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justification : according to our analysis , this widespread north american species has not exhibited rangewide decline in recent years ( hatfield et al . 2014 ) . specifically , the average decline of 0 % ( based on relative abundance , persistence , and range ) suggests a least concern category for this species . note that this analysis did not consider the mexican distribution of this species , however , since this species is known from very few records in a small area of mexico ( labougle 1990 , ecosur 2014 ) , the mexican data would not have significantly impacted the above results . our findings are consistent with other reports that the species is stable or increasing throughout the eastern and central portions of its range ( colla and packer 2008 , grixti et al . 2009 , colla et al . 2012 ) . based on the above calculations and trends , along with published reports of bumble bee decline and the assessors ' best professional judgement , we recommend this species for the least concern red list category at this time .
2014 ) . it also occurs rarely in mexico , where it is limited in distribution to the trans - mexican volcanic belt ( eje volcánico transversal ) , a volcanic belt that extends from west to east across central - southern mexico ( labougle 1990 ) . known mexican localities are from ( 1 ) the state of mexico ( estado de méxico ) : toluca and santa elena - toluca ; ( 2 ) the federal district ( distrito federal ) ; ( 3 ) the volcán , popocatépetl ( labougle 1990 ) ; and ( 4 ) the states of tlaxcala and hidalgo ( r . vandame pers . comm . 2014 ) . there are 21 records for this species in the current database of mexican bumble bee records ( ecosur 2014 , including holdings from ecosur and other collections ) .
for a graph and map of relative abundance and range changes of this species over time see the supplementary material .
canada ( alberta , british columbia , manitoba , new brunswick , newfoundland i , northwest territories , nova scotia , ontario , prince edward i . , québec , saskatchewan ) ; mexico ( méxico distrito federal , méxico state ) ; united states ( alaska , arizona , california , colorado , idaho , illinois , iowa , kansas , maine , massachusetts , michigan , minnesota , missouri , montana , nebraska , nevada , new hampshire , new jersey , new mexico , new york , north dakota , ohio , oregon , south dakota , utah , vermont , washington , west virginia , wisconsin , wyoming )
populations of this bee appear to be stable in most of its range , and may even be increasing in some areas . in a study in illinois , 2007 surveys of 57 sites across the state revealed
2009 ) . in another regional study in southern ontario , colla and packer ( 2008 ) found this species had over two times greater relative abundance in 2004 - 2006 than was exhibited during surveys at these same sites a few decades earlier ( 1971 - 1973 ) .
range - wide , this species also appears to be stable . in a large study considering over 69 , 000 bumblebee specimens representing 21 species collected from 1865 - 2010 in eastern north america , colla
. ( 2012 ) assessed changes in relative abundance and occupancy of this species and ranked its conservation status throughout the entire united states and canadian range . this study found
persisted in 67 % of re - sampled historically occupied 50 x 50 km grid cells throughout its united states and canada range , and significantly increased in relative abundance over the time periods examined .
common throughout its range , but note that it had disappeared from the san francisco bay area by 2002 , an area where it was historically uncommon ( mcfrederick and lebuhn 2006 ) .
the population of this species in central mexico is apparently isolated from the united states populations , and with very few ( 21 ) records , its status is not well - known . surveys in this region from 2012 to 2014 were unable to detect this species ( r . vandame pers . comm . 2014 ) .
2014 ) . we also assessed changes in the species’ relative abundance ( see figure 1 in the supplementary material ) , which we consider to be an index of abundance relevant to the taxon , as specified by the iucn red list categories and criteria ( iucn 2012 ) . for all three calculations we divided the database into historical ( 1805 - 2001 , n = 128 , 572 ) and current ( 2002 - 2012 , n = 74 , 682 ) records . this timeframe was chosen to meet the iucn criteria stipulation that species decline must have been observed over the longer of three generations or 10 years . average decline for this species was calculated by averaging the change in abundance , persistence , and eoo . this analysis yielded the following results ( see also the graph of relative abundance and map of change in eoo over time in the supplementary material ) :
conservation needs : specific conservation needs for this species have not been identified . due to the inherent vulnerability of many bumble bee species and importance of supporting wild bee populations for pollination services , the following general conservation practices are recommended :
restore , create and preserve natural high - quality habitats to include suitable forage , nesting and overwintering sites .
restrict pesticide use on or near suitable habitat , particularly while treated plants are in flower .
promote farming practices that increase of nitrogen - fixing fallow ( legumes ) and other pollinator - friendly plants along field margins .
research needs : in addition , the northern area of this species ' range is undersampled ( hatfield et al . 2014 ) . further surveys of this species are needed in mexico , where the status and population trends are not well - known ( r . vandame pers . comm . 2014 ) . additional research needs for north american bumble bees ( as a whole ) are summarized in cameron et al . ( 2011 ) , the final report for the 2010 north american bumble bee species conservation planning workshop .
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reprinted with permission from : mitchell , t . b . 1962 bees of the eastern united states . north carolina agricultural experiment station technical bulletin no . 152 .
worker—length 11 - 12 . 5 mm . , breadth of abdomen 5 - 5 . 5 mm . ; quite similar to queen but pubescence relatively more elongate , with considerable variation in the pattern of pubescence on abdominal terga , with some black pubescence evident on the more median terga in some specimens .
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this species is a relatively widespread northern and western bumble bee that is not reported by any recent sources to be declining widely . while it seems to have disappeared around san franciso , it appears to be increasing in some places . it is also not a member of any subgenus in which declines have been reported or documented . it is secure for now but , like most bumblebees , its status should be monitored .
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mitchell ( 1962 ) gives the range as pacific coast to michigan , maine and quebec , so apparently this is a rather northern species at least eastward . the urltoken site gives a very similar eastern range and indicates the species to be very widespread ( south to arizona ) in the west ( www . bumblebee . org ) . schmidt and jacobson ( 2005 ) confirm the species as widespread , mostly above 2500 meters , in northern arizona .
no recent studies suggest this species to be threatened on a large scale . at a more localized scale habitat changes , pesticides etc . can have a negative impact . the decline around san francisco might be relate in part to competition from b . vosnesenskii .
no recent sources report this species to be in serious range - wide decline , and colla and packer ( 2008 ) report a slight , but statistically significant , increase recently in southern ontario . see also williams et al . ( 2009 ) . it possibly has also increased in northern illinois , which would be at the southern edge of the eastern range ( grixti et al . , 2009 ) . tuell et al . ( 2008 ) also had this species in their samples in michigan . mcfrederick and lebuhn ( 2005 ) were unable to detect this recently common species in the san francisco area .
queens of this species begin activity later in the season than most others ( grixti et al . , 2009 ) , a trait that is shown by williams et al . ( 2009 ) to predispose bumblebees to declines in various parts of the world .
( > 2 , 500 , 000 square km ( greater than 1 , 000 , 000 square miles ) ) mitchell ( 1962 ) gives the range as pacific coast to michigan , maine and quebec , so apparently this is a rather northern species at least eastward . the urltoken site gives a very similar eastern range and indicates the species to be very widespread ( south to arizona ) in the west ( www . bumblebee . org ) . schmidt and jacobson ( 2005 ) confirm the species as widespread , mostly above 2500 meters , in northern arizona .
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the female castes can differ in color of facial hairs as this is often yellow in queens but mostly black in workers .
males have large eyes and are relatively small . those with red on t3 - t4 are distinctive but those without can be confused with griseocollis ( not black corners on t2 in most of those ) and nevadensis ( note yellow on t3 in that species ) . antennal proportions are quite helpful . the eyes are less closely approximated above than in nevadensis .
transcontinental . best known at northern sites and in the western mountains . very local in occurrence in the northeastern united states but locally numerous at some sites , such as near albany , new york . some surprising , disjunct records are known from new york and also new jersey ( j . s . ascher , unpublished ) .
typical open sites , especially prairies , but also mountain meadows and sometimes unusual places such as quarries or pine barrens . not generally distributed and seems to avoid cities .
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global range : ( > 2 , 500 , 000 square km ( greater than 1 , 000 , 000 square miles ) ) mitchell ( 1962 ) gives the range as pacific coast to michigan , maine and quebec , so apparently this is a rather northern species at least eastward . the urltoken site gives a very similar eastern range and indicates the species to be very widespread ( south to arizona ) in the west ( www . bumblebee . org ) . schmidt and jacobson ( 2005 ) confirm the species as widespread , mostly above 2500 meters , in northern arizona .
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reasons : this species is a relatively widespread northern and western bumble bee that is not reported by any recent sources to be declining widely . while it seems to have disappeared around san franciso , it appears to be increasing in some places . it is also not a member of any subgenus in which declines have been reported or documented . it is secure for now but , like most bumblebees , its status should be monitored .
comments : queens of this species begin activity later in the season than most others ( grixti et al . , 2009 ) , a trait that is shown by williams et al . ( 2009 ) to predispose bumblebees to declines in various parts of the world .
comments : no recent sources report this species to be in serious range - wide decline , and colla and packer ( 2008 ) report a slight , but statistically significant , increase recently in southern ontario . see also williams et al . ( 2009 ) . it possibly has also increased in northern illinois , which would be at the southern edge of the eastern range ( grixti et al . , 2009 ) . tuell et al . ( 2008 ) also had this species in their samples in michigan . mcfrederick and lebuhn ( 2005 ) were unable to detect this recently common species in the san francisco area .
comments : no recent studies suggest this species to be threatened on a large scale . at a more localized scale habitat changes , pesticides etc . can have a negative impact . the decline around san francisco might be relate in part to competition from b . vosnesenskii .
comments : at least many current habitats are secure , possibly unprotected from other threats .
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anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder vermilingua ( meaning " worm tongue " ) commonly known for eating ants and termites .

the individual species have other names in english and other languages .

together with the sloths , they are within the order pilosa .

the name " anteater " is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark , numbat , echidnas , pangolins and some members of the oecobiidae .

extant species are the giant anteater myrmecophaga tridactyla , about 1.8 m ( 5 ft 11 in ) long including the tail ; the silky anteater cyclopes didactylus , about 35 cm ( 14 in ) long ; the southern tamandua or collared anteater tamandua tetradactyla , about 1.2 m ( 3 ft 11 in ) long ; and the northern tamandua tamandua mexicana of similar dimensions .

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learn about the silky anteater ( cyclopes didactylus ) , the smallest anteater species .
online anteater . 2001 . giant anteater information , picture , links and more . online anteater . retrieved october 29 , 2007 .
there are three different species of anteater : the aardvark , the giant anteater and the pangolin .
any of some other unrelated species that feed with ants , including pangolin ( scaly anteater ) , echidna ( spiny anteater ) , aardvark and numbat ( banded anteater ) .
the giant anteater ' s front feet have large claws , which are curled under when the giant anteater walks . although the giant anteater has poor vision the giant anteater is able to detect food using its keen sense of smell .
the giant anteater has the longest tongue in relation to its body size of any mammal , as displayed by this baby anteater .
anteaters belong to the order ‘pilosa’ which also includes sloths . the giant anteater is the largest of the anteater species , hence its name . other anteater species include the silky anteater ( cyclopes didactylus ) and the collared anteater ( tamandua tetradactyla ) . giant anteaters can be found in forests and savannas throughout central and south america from belize to northern argentina but are more common in the south .
however , it turns out that he has misidentified an anteater as a lion .
a giant anteater eats about 30 , 000 ants each day . the tamandua eat about 9 , 000 in a day , and the silky anteater can eat 5 , 000 in one day . the giant anteater and tamandua also consume termites .
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doing this allows the anteater to keep its claws out of the way while walking .
the plot involves a wicked anteater who is a constant threat to an ant colony .
the giant anteater ' s sense of smell is 40 times more powerful than ours .
the giant anteater is classified in animalia because it is multicellular , eukaryotic , and heterotrophic and digests its food in a stomach . the giant anteater is in the phylum chordata because it’s a vertebrate and has a tail at the end of its body . being in the class mammalia means that the giant anteater has sweat glands and hair . being in the family myrmecophagide means that the giant anteater it is part of the anteater family .
after the two removed their pelts and submerged , the anteater jumped out of the water and stole the jaguar ' s pelt , leaving the jaguar with the anteater ' s pelt .
the term
anteater
is also colloquially applied to the mammals of diverse other groups , such as the echidna ( spiny anteaters ) of monotremata , the numbat ( banded anteater ) of marsupialia , the aardvark ( cape anteater ) of tubulidentia , and the pangolin ( scaly anteater ) of pholidota . however , these anteaters are not regarded as “true anteaters . ”
the tongue of the anteater is the longest of any mammal in relation to body size .
its name is a hint to one of its favorite foods , and you can ' t miss its long snout , but there ' s more to the story of the giant anteater ! this unique animal is the largest of the three anteater species ( the other two are the tamandua or lesser anteater and the silky anteater ) . the giant anteater is about the size of a golden retriever , but thick , bushy hair makes it look even bigger .
the giant anteater has the longest tongue in relation to its body size of any mammal .
can be bigger ( like the giant anteater that gets to nearly 2m long ) , where others can be smaller ( like the silky anteater that only grows to around 30 cm ) .
, the giant anteater is not thought to be in immediate danger of extinction but recent reports indicate that there may be less than 5 , 000 giant anteater individuals left in the wild .
, with a white - banded black stripe running along the giant anteater ' s body . the giant anteater also has a long , bushy tail which can be two to three feet long .
giant anteater with child , captive at the san diego zoo . image © © howard cheng .
the conservation status of the anteater is of near threatened . this means that there should be a
a human’s sense of smell has nothing on the anteater . theirs is 40 times more powerful .
giant anteater pups spend the first year of life hitching a ride on their mothers ' backs .
the mother anteater carries her single offspring on her back for a considerable length of time after it is born , even though the young anteater is capable of a slow gallop four weeks after birth .
since giant anteaters have no teeth , mastication or
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of food in the wild is likely aided along by pebbles and other debris the anteater swallows along with his or her protein - packed insect meal . once they are trapped by the sticky tongue and enter an anteater ' s digestive system , insects are mushed up against the anteater ' s hard palate , probably with the aid of the anteater ' s flexing jaws , and are further smashed in the anteater ' s very muscular stomach .
the secretion contains pinene , limonene and other high molecular weight compounds that deter the anteater from returning .
in fact , evolution has produced several completely distinct lines of anteater - like species across the world that look similar and have the same general body functions , but there is only one true giant anteater .
naples , v . 1999 . morphology , evolution , and function of feeding in the giant anteater .
example of a giant anteater expressing the stereotypic behaviour , pacing . filmed in a zoo in england .
at just 32 . 7°c , the giant anteater has the lowest body temperature of any terrestrial mammal .
two genera and three species are in the family , consisting of the giant anteater , and the tamanduas .
myrmecophaga tridactyla , a giant anteater , captive at aalborg zoo , denmark . image © 2003 malene thyssen .
adult anteaters are normally solitary . though they are generally not aggressive animals , when attacked they can defend themselves with the emission a shrill call ( as in silky anteater ) or with their saber–like anterior claws ( as in giant anteater ) . an embrace by the giant anteater ' s powerful forelimbs can sometimes prove fatal .
the silky anteater is also called the pygmy anteater . the maximum head - to - tail length is 21 inches ( 52 centimeters ) . weight ranges from 6 to 13 ounces ( 175 to 357 grams ) .
the giant anteater is a prey item for pumas and jaguars . they have many weapons to protect themselves . when possible the anteater will gallop away from the predator . when confronted the anteater rises up on its tail and slashes at the predator . it has been seen that the anteaters claws can cut open a jaguar .
the giant anteater is also adept at swimming freestyle and uses the snout as a snorkel while doing so .
the giant anteater is the largest of the anteater species ( the others being the silky anteater and the tamandua ) . they measure between 40 and 48 inches ( 100 to 120cm ) . their large tail measures between 28 and 35 inches ( 70 and 90cm ) . they have a heavily elongated head which measures about 30cm .
the silky anteater and tamandua have prehensile tails that they use to grab and hold onto objects like trees . both species have soft , silky hair in contrast to the coarse ( rough ) fur of the giant anteater .
hill preservation at one nest an anteater can consume a lot of ants in a short period of time . however , the anteater is carefully to never completely destroy the ant hill where he found his latest meal . if the hill was to be completely destroyed then a valuable food source would be gone forever . because of this , an anteater will only spend a few minutes at a particular hill . in addition the anteater is not immune to the stinging of the angry ants and termites . this also shortens the feeding time of the anteater ( 1 ) .
the anteater has a long snout , the part of the face that includes the nose , mouth , and jaw . while the anteater is toothless , it has a long tongue that it uses to catch the ants that make up the major part of its diet . the anteater uses its snout and claws to reach into ant nests . long hair on the anteater ' s body is a protection against bites from the ants that they hunt and eat .
the anteater has a long snout , the part of the face that includes the nose , mouth , and jaw . while the anteater is toothless , it has a long tongue that it uses to catch the ants that make up the major part of its diet . the anteater uses its snout and claws to reach into ant nests . long hair on the anteater ' s body is a protection against bites from the ants that they hunt and eat . the anteate…
silky anteater ( cyclopes didactylus ) extending its long , narrow tongue , which it uses to capture and ingest prey .
watch an anteater dine on termites , rooting out larvae with its 16 - inch ( 41 - centimeter ) tongue .
to drink , an anteater may dig for water when no surface water is available , creating waterholes for other animals .
the giant anteater has a very keen sense of smell that is about 40 times stronger than humans . the anteater uses it ' s long , keen nose to sniff out it prey . once it finds the unsuspecting ant or termite hill and uses its claws to tear it apart , sending the little insects into a frenzy and easily eaten up . the anteater uses its tongue to flick the ants into its mouth where the anteater sticky saliva keep the ants from getting away .
anteaters have generally poor hearing and eyesight , but a very good sense of smell . in fact , the sense of smell in the giant anteater is regarded to be some 40 times stronger than that of humans ( online anteater 2001 ) .
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the two remained close friends ever since , occasionally solving mysteries , including an adventure involving an anteater and an aluminum violin .
other animals grew larger owing to more of their favoured nutrition being available : these include the giant anteater and the pangolin .
myrmecophaga - three separate species of anteaters make up the family myrmecophaga ; the giant anteater being the largest of the three .
the author’s latest study involved sampling 29 anteater specimens that had died in veterinary hospitals , or were collected as roadkill , from three species : the giant anteater , the southern tamandua , and the silky anteater . after examining the tongues in various ways and under a microscope , they observed an oval - shaped cross section of a long , narrow tongue . the part furthest from the skull was covered in bumpy protrusions , and the front part was rounded and smooth . the southern tamandua and the giant anteater’s tongues had conical tips that made them look like , well , penises ( the silky anteater did not ) .
the anteater has an extremely long tongue that can reach distances of up to 2 feet beyond the end of its snout . anteater tongues are covered in tiny barbs and thick , sticky saliva . the barbs and saliva help the anteater to collect as many ants as possible on its tongue . a giant anteater is capable of eating around 30 , 000 ants in a single day thanks to highly - adapted tongue that can be projected and withdrawn at a rate of around 150 times per minute .
the tongue the anatomy and physiology of the anteater is tongue is very unique and tailored especially to the needs of the anteater . the anteater tongue is about 16 to 24 inches long and slender . covering the tongue is backward pointing spines . these spines along with adhesive saliva help the anteater to quickly flick up ants and termites with minimal stinging occurring ( 2 ) . the giant anteater can flick it ' s tongue as much as 150 times a minute . there is a bone found in the upper throat of most mammals called the hyoid bone . one of the roles of this bone is to serve as an attachment site for various muscles . in anteaters , this bone has a unique arrangement , which allows the anteater tongue to extend considerably . additionally , joints around the hyoid bone allow for the anteater to have a wide range of motion with its tongue ( 3 ) .
they believe women who touched anteater masks or men who stumbled while wearing them would die or receive some sort of physical disorder .
the above phylogenetic tree was self created . many of the branching points are far more complicated than this , but due to limited space and time , i only included the branches important in the classification of the giant anteater . common name : giant anteater .
canadian museum of nature ( cmn ) . 2007 . giant anteater . canadian museum of nature . retrieved october 29 , 2007 .
habitat : the giant anteater lives on the ground in nearly treeless grasslands and in forests . they also range in wetland swamps .
the giant anteater and its habitat are threatened by agricultural encroachment and fires , both natural and man - made ( 3 ) .
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the silky anteater is a native of the hottest area in tall humid forests , and is exclusively arboreal and nocturnal in its habits .
by filming this animal , the researchers have been able to describe the unique spiny anteater erection and ejaculation behaviour for the first time .
the young anteater initially shelters in a nest in a hollow tree , but later moves about by clinging to its mother ' s back .
an interesting aspect about the anteater is that doesn ' t have teeth . instead , debris often naturally makes it way into the anteater mouth in the process of flicking up the ants . this debris is used to aid in
chewing
up the insects ( 1 ) .
the giant anteater and tamanduas constitute the family myrmecophagidae , which means “ant - eating” in latin , whereas the silky anteater is classified in a family of its own , cyclopedidae . together the two families make up the anteater suborder , vermilingua ( literally “worm - tongue” in latin ) . anteaters , along with sloths , are placed within the mammalian order pilosa of the magnorder xenarthra . a number of animals unrelated to the myrmecophagids are also called anteaters . the banded anteater ( see numbat ) , for example , is a marsupial . the scaly anteater ( see pangolin ) was formerly grouped with xenarthrans in an order called edentata , but it has since been assigned to its own separate order . the short - beaked echidna is often called a spiny anteater , but this animal is even more distantly related ( see monotreme ) . the african aardvark also belongs to a different mammalian order , yet , like the anteater , it has a tubular muzzle for eating ants and is sometimes called an antbear .
giant anteater is the common name for the largest species of anteater , myrmecophaga tridactyla , characterized by a long , narrow , tapered snout without teeth , very long tongue , long and bushy tail , and five digits on each foot , including four with claws on the forefeet and five with claws on the hindfeet . the giant anteater is found in central and south america . it is the only species in the myrmecophaga genus .
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the photograph in question , above , was taken by brazilian wildlife photographer marcio cabral and features an anteater feasting on a termite mound at night .
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while the giant anteater has five digits on each foot , their first digit is reduced and the second and third digits exhibit the long claws .
indigenous people in the amazon basin view the giant anteater as a trickster to the jaguar and humorous figure due to the length of their snout .
the anteater feeds mainly on a diet of insects and termites . anteaters will find a nest of ants or termites and then begin to dig down into this . they can then remove the ants from the nest . up to 15 , 000 ants may be eaten by one anteater each day .
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when it was first discovered , it was originally thought to be an anteater , as it lacked the characteristic fused - hair scales of other pangolins .
3 . naples , v . l . ( 1999 ) . morphology , evolution and function of feeding in the giant anteater ( myrmecophaga tridactyla ) .
the giant anteater can be found in a number of locations including : south america . find out more about these places and what else lives there .
the anteater is mainly terrestrial , but is capable of climbing and is a strong and capable swimmer . it may be nocturnal or diurnal . in the wild , the giant anteater is primarily nocturnal or active at night near human settlements and diurnal or active during the day elsewhere . the giant anteater does not sleep in any fixed place , instead curling up in abandoned burrows and hollows . it covers its body with its long , bushy tail to sleep .
anteaters are not aggressive but they can be fierce . a cornered anteater will rear up on its hind legs , using its tail for balance , and lash out with dangerous claws . the giant anteater ' s claws are some four inches long , and the animal can fight off even a puma or jaguar .
the female produces one offspring per birth . during much of its first year of life , a young anteater will ride on its mother ' s back .
the giant anteater , myrmecophaga tridactyla , is one of four extant species belonging to the suborder vermilingua and technically known as anteaters . the other three are cyclopes didactylus ( pygmy or silky anteater ) , tamandua tetradactyla ( southern tamandua , collared anteater , or lesser anteater ) , and tamandua mexicana ( northern tamandua ) . all four species are truly toothless mammals of south and central america that are highly specialized for feeding on ants and termites from their nest hills . they are characterized by a long tubular and tapered snout , very long worm–shaped tongue , and strong forelimbs with very sharp , long , and backwardly hooked claws .
the giant anteater is generally acknowledged to have a keen sense of smell , used to locate ants , but is thought to have poor sight and hearing .
the giant anteater ' s claws curl up into their feet when they walk , in order to keep their claws from wearing down and losing their sharpness .
, and we’ve had them on and off over the years since . we welcomed the first birth of a baby giant anteater at our zoo in 1980 .
a giant anteater is not immune to ant bites , so it feeds at an ant or termite colony for just a minute or so before moving on .
also known as the two - toed , pygmy , or dwarf anteater , the silky anteater ( cyclopes didactylus ) is the smallest and least - known member of the family . the silky anteater is found from southern mexico southward to bolivia and brazil . it is not rare but is difficult to spot because it is nocturnal and lives high in the trees . it is also exquisitely camouflaged , its silky yellowish coat matching both the colour and the texture of fibrous seed masses produced by the silk - cotton tree ( see kapok ) . during the day the silky anteater rests amid clumps of tropical vines ( see liana ) .
to cite this page for personal use : giant anteater . [ online ] . natural history notebooks . canadian museum of nature . last updated ( web site consulted
zookeeper amy heath has recruited a special teddy - bear to take on the role of surrogate mum to zsl london zoo’s newest arrival ; a tiny baby anteater .
insects such as termites , ants , beetles , insect larvae ; occasionally fruit . the giant anteater fulfills it ' s need for water by licking wet vegetation .
giant anteater pups have a 50 percent mortality rate in the first three months of life . they are very susceptible to pneumonia and other health - related problems .
the giant anteater is classified as vulnerable ( vu ) on the iucn red list ( 1 ) , and listed on appendix ii of cites ( 4 ) .
the anteater family includes three genera ( jen - uh - rah ) and four species . a genus ( jee - nus ) , the singular of genera , is a group of animals with similar characteristics . size is the primary difference in each anteater genus , and that difference is represented in the animals ' common names .
and can be five to seven feet long from nose to tail . the giant anteater has a narrow head , a long nose , small eyes and round ears .
the anonymous third party provided the museum with photos of a stuffed anteater featured in an exhibit outside a visitor center at the same park where cabral shot his image .
the giant anteater is able to adapt to a variety of different environments . they are able to live in grassland areas , the rainforest , and deciduous forest locations .
the following habitats are found across the giant anteater distribution range . find out more about these environments , what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them .
the most conspicuous distinctive mark of all anteater species is their long snout and their extremely long tongue , the average tongue ranges from 20 to 23 inches in length .
other anteater species in the myrmecophagidae family are the semi - arboreal tamandua and the completely arboreal silky anteater . both are much smaller , and have smaller snouts , though they are similar in general shape . the anteaters are all also related to two - toed and three - toed sloths , which are part of the edentate family bradypodidae .
the giant anteater is particularly well developed for feeding . it locates its prey in the wild using its excellent sense of smell . once an anteater has found an appealing
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it utilizes its powerful forelegs and sharp claws to rip an ant / termite hill open . it then uses its long snout and tongue to scoop out termites and ants from their nests . at any one stop , a giant anteater will munch down a few thousand insects in just a few minutes . that ' s fast eating ! to accommodate the pace , an anteater ' s tongue has to move very rapidly into the nest and back into the mouth . in fact , a giant anteater ' s tongue , which is attached by muscles to the sternum , can be flicked in and out of the mouth 150 - 160 or more times a minute !
she puts the giant in giant anteater . the fluffy , striped , long - nosed , golden retriever - sized animal has been at the zoo since 2002 . . .
owen considered the animal might have been an insect - eater , breaking open termite nests like an anteater , but it is now known to have been herbivorous in its habits .
the tongue is covered in backward - curving papillae and coated in thick , sticky saliva secreted from its enlarged salivary glands , which allows the anteater to collect insects with it .
from head to tail , the giant anteater measures a total of 110 inches ( 280 centimeters ) , and weighs from 48 to 88 pounds ( 22 to 39 kilograms ) .
rain forest conservation fund . 2001 .
rainforest conservation fund : species data for giant anteater
( on - line ) . accessed 02 / 02 / 03 at urltoken .
the spiny anteater , however , is notoriously difficult to observe in the wild and shows little enthusiasm for breeding in captivity , so nobody had managed to observe them ejaculate before .
, which can be as long as 60 cm ( 24 inches ) in the giant anteater . anteaters live alone or in pairs ( usually mother and offspring ) and feed mainly on
facts also known as : giant anteater , ant bear conservation status : near threatened location : south and central america lifespan : 15 years in the wild . 26 years in captivity .
giant anteaters are specialist carnivorous predators of termites and ants . they detect anthills and termite mounds with their acute sense of smell . when they have located their prey , the anteater digs open the nest with its huge , sharp claws . the anteater then inserts its very long tongue into the nest and extracts the insects which are then placed in the digestive system .
the researchers have also observed that hundreds of sperm team up to form bundles that swim much faster than individual sperm in the spiny anteater’s semen – another possible adaptation for sperm competition .
the giant anteater frequents low swampy savannas , along the banks of rivers , and the depths of the humid forests , but is not abundant anywhere . it lives above ground , not burrowing underground like armadillos or aardvarks or up trees like other anteaters . the species is nocturnal when living near humans , but away from population centers it is active during the day . the giant anteater has no fixed home . each night , a giant anteater finds a secluded spot and curls up to sleep , with its long bushy tail covering its head and body .
behold , the taxidermied anteater , which does look suspiciously like the one from the final photo : cabral continues to claim that his image was authentic , though the judges are wholly unconvinced .
eukarya - the cells of the giant anteater , like all other eukaryotes , have a true nucleus which contains genetic information , and the organelles within the cells are surrounded by a membrane .
the giant anteater spends a great deal of its time eating every single day . as you can tell from the name , they consume large amounts of ants . they also consume termites .
the female produces one offspring per birth after a gestation period of around 190 days ( for giant anteaters ) . during much of its first year of life , a young anteater will ride on its mother ' s back ( or tail in the case of the silky anteater ) , though the baby anteater is capable of a slow gallop four weeks after birth ( mcdonald 1997 ) . giant anteaters rarely make sounds . they do it mostly when they are young ; the sound is a high - pitched , shrilly grunt noise . a baby that has fallen off his mother ' s back will grunt to its mother either to remind her that it has fallen off or to simply instruct her where it is or to get her attention ( online anteater 2001 ) .
habitat the anteater is extensively distributed in south and central america , frequenting low swampy savannas , along the banks of rivers , and the depths of the humid forests , but is nowhere abundant .
the giant anteater has a long , tubular snout without any teeth whatsoever . it feeds on ants and termites , which it catches thanks to its long , prickly tongue and its sticky saliva .
the anteater only feeds at one mound for about a minute before moving on . after all , the animal doesn ' t want to totally wipe out its source of food ! with a mouthful of delicious insects , the anteater crushes them against the roof of the mouth , and its very muscular stomach further pulverizes the food . anteaters may also lick at fallen fruit and eat soft grubs .
xenarthra - this order is classified by animals that have little or no teeth at all . in the case of the giant anteater , no teeth are present at any point during their life cycle .
once upon a time there was an anteater named pablo . pablo the anteater had a family ; he was the youngest of the bunch . his older sister’s name was rosita and his older brother’s name was jorge . when pablo and his sibling were very young , their mother was in a tragic accident with a puma . now the three young anteaters live with their mother’s sister , aunt ether .
anteaters have an acute sense of smell which helps them to locate anthills and even allows them to tell what type of ant is inside it . the wet , black nose is located on the end of the anteater’s long , pointed snout . the position of the nose is useful for locating food and it also helps the anteater to hold its nose above the surface of the water when swimming .
the giant anteater lives in different habitats , including savannahs , grasslands , swampy areas , dry woods and rainforests . it looks for food in open areas , but rests in areas covered with trees .
the anteater will fold its claws up under their hands . by walking on their fists they keep the claws sharp so that they can keep these sharp for digging open ants nests and defending themselves .
at 32 . 7 o c the anteater’s body temperature is the one of the lowest for a mammal . it is believed this is an adaption to the low amount of calories in their diet .
the two anteaters of the genus tamandua , the southern tamandua ( t . tetradactyla ) and the northern tamandua ( t . mexicana ) , are much smaller than the giant anteater , only about 3 feet ( 90 cm ) long . the usual color is yellowish white , with a broad black lateral band , covering nearly the whole of the side of the body . each anteater has short hair .
the silky anteater is only about 14 inches ( 35 cm ) long , nearly about the size of a rat . it is of a general yellowish color . its silky golden fur makes it resemble the seed pods of the silk cotton tree . both the tamanduas and the silky anteater possess partially prehensile tails for helping them in their arboreal life . thus , the undersides of their tails lack hair .
a brand new program will be added to the anteater software : greenfinger . at the moment we ' re in development , and testing with several dutch suppliers . an english version of greenfinger will follow .
the giant anteater lives in the rainforest and the grass lands of south america . they are very dependent on their environment , since their body temperature is very low , only between 32 and 35 °f .
a number of unrelated mammals are often misnamed or mistaken for anteaters ; they include the aardvark , echidna , armadillo , pangolin , and numbat (
banded
anteater ) , which is a marsupial .
the giant anteater is one of only two taxa of mammals without any teeth even in a mature state ( the pangolins comprising the other ) . an anteater instead crushes insects it consumes using hard growths found on the inside of its mouth , and its muscular stomach . sand and small rocks have also been found in anteaters ' stomachs , suggesting that these are ingested to aid digestion ( possible gastroliths ) .
using its keen sense of smell to track ants , the giant anteater walks with a shuffle , bearing its weight on the sides and knuckles of its forefeet . when harried , it is capable of a clumsy gallop . the giant anteater is also a good swimmer . it does not seem to use dens or other resting places on a permanent basis but chooses instead a secluded spot where it can curl up to rest , with its huge tail covering both its head and its body . females bear a single offspring after a gestation period of about 190 days . a young anteater looks identical , except in size , to an adult , and , from two or three weeks following birth until it is about a year old , it rides on its mother’s back as she travels . the home ranges of individual anteaters living in the llanos overlap and can cover more than 2 , 500 hectares ( 6 , 000 acres ) . the giant anteater is the longest - lived anteater ; one in captivity reportedly survived 25 years .
the anteater uses its sharp claws to tear an opening into an anthill and put its long snout and efficient tongue to work . but it has to eat quickly , flicking its tongue up to 160 times per minute . ants fight back with painful stings , so an anteater may spend only a minute feasting on each mound . anteaters never destroy a nest , preferring to return and feed again in the future .
the giant anteater is classed as ‘near threatened’ by the iucn . as anteaters are placid creatures they are preyed upon by large cats such as pumas and jaguars . however , a cornered anteater will ride up on its hind legs , using its tail for support and use its long claws which are 4 inches long , to fight off the attacker . anteaters are also hunted in south america for fur and food .
giant anteaters are terrestrial . unlike other anteater species , adult giant anteaters only rarely climb trees . instead , its powerful forearms and prominent claws are used primarily for digging and ripping in the search for food .
the anteater’s mouth is narrow , tube - like and toothless . this mouth allows its long , thin tongue to flick in and out quickly and efficiently . anteaters have specialized stomachs that grind up ants with powerful muscles and dissolve them in strong acids . the anteater’s specialized stomach prevents the animal from needing teeth to break down its food and allows large amounts of food to be consumed by swallowing it whole without chewing .
anteater is the common name for truly toothless mammals of south and central america that are highly specialized for feeding on ants and termites from their nest hills . the term technically is restricted to four living species of the suborder vermilingua , namely the pygmy or silky anteater ( cyclopes didactylus ) of family cyclopedidae , the giant anteater ( myrmecophaga tridactyla ) , and lesser anteaters ( tamandua tetradactyla and t . mexicana ) of family myrmecophagidae . according to the mammalian classification of mckenna and bell ( 1997 ) , sloths and the suborder vermilingua together comprise the order pilosa , which in turn comes under the superorder xenarthra ( edenta ) with the armadillos .
the giant anteater is a very unique looking creature , and it is the largest of all anteaters in the world . it is one creature that doesn’t get confused with any others due to the way it looks !
as their name suggests , giant anteaters mostly feed on ants . they will also dine on other insects , including grubs and termites . a single anteater may eat as many as 30 , 000 ants per day .
mammalia - all mammals have either hair or fur , are endothermic , and have mammary glands that make lactation possible . specifically , the giant anteater belongs to a group of mammals called the the eutheria or placental mammals .
today , lucy shares an exhibit with a male anteater named orion near skyfari west , next to the mountain lions . since breeding is unlikely due to lucy ' s age , this is more of a companion pairing .
the range of the giant anteater once extended from belize ( where it now thought to be possibly extinct ) to north west argentina , but numbers have declined throughout most of its range resulting in scattered , isolated populations . the main threats to the giant anteater is habitat loss by agricultural encroachment , especially in central america . fire is a particular problem for grassland populations . they are also hunted throughout their range both for food and as a pest species .
though these so called anteaters and the true anteaters belong to unrelated groups of mammals from widely separated geographical regions ( spiny anteaters and banded anteater from australia , cape anteater from africa , scaly anteater from asia , and true anteaters from south and central america ) , all of them have undergone similar morphological as well as behavioral adaptation for the common habit of feeding on ants and termites . this is the evidence of the fact that utilization of the same niche anywhere takes place by similar animals with homologous or analogous organs . in another words , the body of animals are purposefully designed according to their habit and habitat or their purpose , no matter where they come from or what they are .
but separate from the tongue , casali is most impressed with the anteater’s tubular skull , which is specialized for the skinny tongue’s movement . in fact , the whole animal seems to be adapted for its bug - eating purpose , ripping up ant nests with its strong arms , punching holes with its claws , and sticking its spaghetti tongue into the holes it made . the tongue even has horns that can help grab ants and termites while the anteater explores nests .
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behaviour the giant anteater is a very solitary animal . this means that it will not interact with any other animals , including other anteaters . there is an exception for mating season , when the anteaters meet together to find mating pairs .
the anteater rips open a termite or ant hill with its clawed hand and works its tubular snout into the opening , sticking its long , worm–shaped tongue down into the heart of the colony . as the insects swarm to the damaged part of their dwelling , it draws them into its mouth by means of its flexible , rapidly moving tongue covered with sticky saliva . a full–grown giant anteater eats upwards of 30 , 000 ants and termites a day ( cmn 2007 ) .
the giant anteater walks with a very peculiar type of gait . this is due to the fact that they walk on their knuckles . they have a tongue that may grow up to 2 feet in length but it is very slender .
if threatened , the typically non - vocal giant anteater may make a bellowing noise . additionally , they will often rear up on their hind quarters and swipe with their ( up to ) 10 cm ( 4 in . ) long foreclaws .
as an outcome of their diet and lifestyle , anteaters have relatively low metabolic rates . as a stark example , the giant anteater has the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal - 32 . 7° c ( 90 . 9°f ) .
the spiny anteater ( tachyglossus aculeatus ) , also known as the short - beaked echidna , is a primitive mammal found in australia and new guinea . like the platypus , it is a monotreme , laying eggs instead of bearing live young .
the giant anteater ( myrmecophaga tridactyla ) , sometimes called the ant bear , is the largest member of the anteater family and is best known in the tropical grasslands ( llanos ) of venezuela , where it is still common . it was once found in the lowland forests of central america and still lives in the amazon basin southward to the grasslands of paraguay and argentina . gray with a diagonal white - bordered black stripe on each shoulder , the giant anteater attains a length of about 1 . 8 metres ( 6 feet ) , including the long bushy tail , and weighs up to 40 kg ( 88 pounds ) . this ground dweller is mainly diurnal , but in areas near human settlement it is most active at night .
unlike the giant anteater , the lesser anteater , or tamandua ( genus tamandua ) , is arboreal as well as terrestrial . the two tamandua species are similar in size—about 1 . 2 metres ( 4 feet ) long , including the almost - hairless prehensile tail , which is used for climbing . they are often tan with a blackish “vest” around the shoulders and on the body , but some are entirely tan or entirely black . tamanduas have shorter fur and proportionately shorter muzzles than giant anteaters .
the giant anteater ' s species name , tridactyla , comes from
tri
and
dactylos ,
which are greek words for
three fingers
. however , the giant anteaters actually have five toes on each paw ( the fifth is vestigial ) . the name probably came about because only three of the front toes have prominent claws and can be easily seen . the giant anteater walks clumsily on the soles of its back feet and on the in–turned claws of its front feet .
the bizarre sex life of the spiny anteater has been exposed by researchers – the male ejaculates using only one half of its penis . new findings about the creature’s sex life may seem salacious but they could help shed light on an evolutionary mystery .
giant anteaters tend to pursue the larger bodied social insects , while tamanduas and silky anteaters tend to prey on smaller insect fare . such dietary segmentation allows for different anteater species to co - exist in the same region without being in direct predatory competition .
then steve johnston of the university of queensland in gatton , australia , and his colleagues inherited a male spiny anteater that was not so shy . the creature had been retired’ from a zoo as it produced an erection when being handled at public viewing sessions .
the giant anteater has a long , thin head , small eyes , rounded ears , and a bushy and long ( but not prehensile ) tail . the worm - like tongue can extend more than 0 . 6 meters ( 2 feet ) and has a width of only 12 . 5 millimeters ( 0 . 5 inch ) . the anteater can cover its tongue in a sticky saliva , allowing it to trap ants , and the tongue can be extended and withdrawn up to 150 times per minute . the giant anteater , pangolins , and tube - lipped nectar bat , while only distally related , all have tongues that are detached from their hyoid bone and extend past their pharynx deep into the thorax ( muchala 2006 ) . this extension lies between the sternum and the trachea .
anteaters are very good animals . they somehow pull off the whole “slurp up ants with their sticky , noodly , bendy straw tongues” so confidently you forget how weird that is . and scientists agree that , yes , anteater tongues are weird . but they’re also understudied .
the giant anteater is covered with stiff , straw - like hair , which grows up to 40 centimeters ( 15 . 7 inches ) long on the tail . young have soft hair until they are mature . the giant anteater ' s prevailing color is gray or brown , with a broad black band , bordered with white , starting on the chest , and passing obliquely over the shoulder , diminishing gradually in breadth as it approaches the loins , where it ends in a point . all have this diagonal black and white shoulder stripe .
all anteaters are believed to be solitary , only meeting up to breed . they are thought to be polygynous ( puh - lih - juh - nus ) , meaning males mate with more than one female . after giant anteaters mate , the male leaves , but the male silky anteater helps to feed its young while it ' s in the nest . the gestation period , the amount of time before the female gives birth , is 120 to 150 days for silky anteaters and tamandua . the giant anteater gives birth after about 190 days .
another adaptation of the giant anteater is their behaviour . they have an extremely strong sense for smelling their prey . the anteaters are able to smell 40 times better than humans can . this enables them to smell ants or termites from a long distance even up to several miles .
of the four different anteater species , the giant anteater is by far the largest . its body can reach lengths of four feet ( 1 . 2 m ) and it can grow to two feet ( 0 . 6 m ) long . the giant anteater has an elongated snout and a very bushy tail . the coarse , dense fur that covers its body is mostly dark brown or black but it has white forelegs with black bands around its wrists and a wide band of black fur stretches across its chest and all the way to the middle of its back . this stripe is bordered by a thin line of white , gray or light brown fur . its tongue is an impressive two feet long , and half an inch wide . it is covered with sticky saliva that helps it to pick up the insects that it eats , including termites and ants . giant anteaters have large front claws and powerful forelegs that allow them to break open termite mounds in a single swipe and make them a formidable opponent to predators . in a few instances , a giant anteater has killed a puma or jaguar while defending itself against attack .
anteaters are edentate animals—they have no teeth . but their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35 , 000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day . the giant anteater can reach 7 feet long from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail .
the giant anteater is very solitary and it does well taking care of its own needs . it will usually only interact with others during mating and when there are young to care for . they are able to search for and then to tear into the mounds of termites and ants .


nassarius coralligenus is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family nassariidae , the nassa mud snails or dog whelks .

nassarius coralligenus

what type of species is nassarius coralligenus ? below , you will find the taxonomic groups the nassarius coralligenus species belongs to .
which photographers have photos of nassarius coralligenus species ? below , you will find the list of underwater photographers and their photos of the marine species nassarius coralligenus .
how to identify nassarius coralligenus marine species ? below , you will find the list of main identification criteria and physical characteristics of marine species nassarius coralligenus . for each identification criteria , the corresponding physical characteristics of marine species nassarius coralligenus are marked in green .
where is nassarius coralligenus found in the world ? below , you will find the list and a world map of the geographic distribution where the marine species nassarius coralligenus can be found .
subgenus nassarius ( aciculina ) a . adams , 1853 accepted as nassarius duméril , 1805
species nassarius brychius ( r . b . watson , 1882 ) accepted as nassarius frigens ( martens , 1878 ) accepted as tritia frigens ( martens , 1878 )
species nassarius antiquatus ( r . b . watson , 1897 ) accepted as nassarius recidivus ( martens , 1876 ) accepted as tritia recidiva ( von martens , 1876 )
subgenus nassarius ( usita ) [ sic ] accepted as nassarius ( uzita ) h . adams & a . adams , 1853 accepted as tritia risso , 1826 ( incorrect subsequent spelling )
subgenus nassarius ( telasco ) h . adams & a . adams , 1853 accepted as tritia risso , 1826
subgenus nassarius ( uzita ) h . adams & a . adams , 1853 accepted as tritia risso , 1826
species nassarius denticulatus ( a . adams , 1852 ) accepted as tritia denticulata ( a . adams , 1852 )
( of nassarius ( plicarcularia ) thiele , 1929 ) cernohorsky w . o . ( 1984 ) . systematics of the family nassariidae ( mollusca : gastropoda ) . bulletin of the auckland institute and museum 14 : 1 - 356 . [ details ]
( of nassarius ( aciculina ) a . adams , 1853 ) cernohorsky w . o . ( 1984 ) . systematics of the family nassariidae ( mollusca : gastropoda ) . bulletin of the auckland institute and museum 14 : 1 - 356 . [ details ]
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( of nassa coralligena pallary , 1900 ) pallary p . ( 1900 ) . coquilles marines du littoral du départment d ' oran . journal de conchyliologie . 48 ( 3 ) : 211 - 422 . , available online at urltoken page ( s ) : 275 ; pl . 6 fig . 13 [ details ]
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