It spends nearly all its time in trees.
Army ants are too aggressive, and can sting.
Leaf-cutter ants are spiny, and difficult to swallow in its long, toothless mouth. Such kinds of ants are usually avoided. Azteca ants are a favorite prey, but when thousands of ants start pouring from the nest and onto the anteater, biting with their tiny jaws, the anteater will usually retreat. Thus, the ant nest is rarely completely destroyed by the anteater. 1998 Passport to Knowledge.