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IFLScience on MSNMammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctEvolution is an incredible process that has filled our world with a richly diverse set of species. In this sense, it is a ...
Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the ...
Some mammals evolved to eat only ants and termites. It happened at least twelve times. These animals developed special ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNMammals Have Evolved Into Anteaters at Least 12 Times Since The DinosaursAccording to new research, relying on ants as a sole food source has evolved at least 12 times in mammals since the reign of ...
Ant‐eating spiders represent a fascinating model of trophic specialisation and adaptive evolution. These predators exhibit a narrow dietary spectrum (myrmecophagy), targeting specific ant taxa ...
For example, in one observation, the researchers watched A. hirschii hang from the tip of a leaf to escape ants on the hunt for prey, according to the statement.
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