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Short -beaked echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus This echidna was sitting right on top of an ant nest. It pushed its elongated snout into an ant borrow and then pushing through the soil like a plough to expose the ants. Australia,Eamw monotremes,Geotagged,Short-beaked echidna,Summer,Tachyglossus aculeatus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Short -beaked echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus

This echidna was sitting right on top of an ant nest. It pushed its elongated snout into an ant borrow and then pushing through the soil like a plough to expose the ants.

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    Sheer brute force Posted 3 years ago
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      Ernst
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      Yes and didn’t care about all the ants all over it. Posted 3 years ago

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The Short-beaked echidna

The short-beaked echidna is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus "Tachyglossus". The short-beaked echidna is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue which it uses to catch its prey at a great speed.

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Similar species: Egg-laying Mammals
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Uploaded Mar 13, 2022. Captured Mar 11, 2022 11:33 in 9G7H+JX Waitpinga SA, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO200
  • 250mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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