what does it feed on?
ants, termites
Short-beaked echidna
 in reference to the speed with which the echidna uses its tongue to catch ants and termites,
what is short-beaked echidna? The short-beaked echidna ("Tachyglossus aculeatus") is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus. can you tell me something more about these kind of species. 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 insect prey at a great speed. It is a monotreme which lays eggs
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Short-beaked echidna [SEP] Taxonomy and naming
The short-beaked echidna was first described by George Shaw in 1792. He named the species "Myrmecophaga aculeata", thinking that it might be related to the giant anteater. Since Shaw first described the species, its name has undergone four revisions: from "M. aculeata" to "Ornithorhynchus hystrix", "Echidna hystrix", "Echidna aculeata" and finally, "Tachyglossus aculeatus". The name "Tachyglossus" means "quick tongue", in reference to the speed with which the echidna uses its tongue to catch ants and termites, and "aculeatus" means "spiny" or "equipped with spines". The short-beaked echidna is the only member of its genus, sharing the family Tachyglossidae with the extant species of the genus "Zaglossus" that occur in New Guinea.