Do anteaters actually eat ants?

So how do you feel about anteaters? Would you want to have one as a pet? Why or why not? Do you think it would be gross to eat ants and termites? Does just thinking about it give you a creepy-crawly feeling in your tummy? If you had to live like an anteater for a day, how might you spice up your diet? read more

Unlike other butterflies and ladybugs whose silly names that don’t have anything to do with what they are the anteater is actually an animal who eats ants! Of course, ants aren’t the singular food of most anteaters – generally anteaters eat other kinds of bugs too, such as termites. read more

An anteater is a specialized organism, adapted to eating small insects that live in ,mounds. It will not necessarily eat only ants, but termites and other such things too. read more

In addition to ants and termites, anteaters also eat soft-bodied grubs, soft fruits, and birds' eggs. Anteaters in zoos also eat things like fruits, hard-boiled eggs, ground beef, and dog kibble. If you have much experience with ants, you know that they can sting. Anteaters know this very well. read more