How the ant-eater feeds?

The body of the ant eater is covered in long hair that prevents ants from reaching its skin. For this reasons it has no cause to fear insect bites when it tears the home of ants apart with its strong claws. The ant eater makes its meal by shooting out its long, sticky wormlike tongue and scooping up the ants that swarm all over the ground after their home has been destroyed. It has highly developed salivary glands, which secrete the sticky substance that coats its tongue and traps the insects.