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Three species make up the '''Tachyglossidae''', the [[Family (biology)|family]] to which echidnas belong. Sometimes called '''Piggibillas''' or '''spiny anteaters''', echidnas are the only surviving [[monotreme]]s apart from the [[platypus]].
All are covered with coarse hair and spines. Their snouts are elongated and slender. They have very short, strong limbs with large claws and are powerful diggers. Echidnas have no teeth, a tiny mouth, and a weak jaw. They feed by tearing open soft logs, anthills and the like, and using their long, sticky tongue to sweep up [[termite]]s, [[ant]]s and other small [[arthropod]]s, which are crushed between the tongue and the roof of their mouth.
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