#myrmecobius

[mammalianmammals]

Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), family Myrmecobiidae, Western Australia

ENDANGERED.

Once wide spread across Australia, they are now only found in small colonies in Western Australia and NSW.

photograph by @vik.d_wildlife

#numbat #marsupial #endangered #australia #myrmecobius #myrmecobiidae #mammal #animals #nature

[birdblues]

Numbat

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[amnhnyc]

You might know about wombats, but what about numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus)? These Australian marsupials are picky eaters with a taste for termites. Using their long tongues, these specialists can slurp down 20,000 of the insects in a single day! Unlike many mammals, the numbat’s mouth is filled with dull, peg-like teeth. But that doesn’t stop this critter, because it doesn’t chew its food anyway.

Photo: seashalia, CC0 Content, Pixabay

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[internetdruid]

Je t'en prie! Assigne-moi une Bête 🥚

comme tu le souhaites mon ami!

walpurti!

(Myrmecobius fasciatus)

#ask #Myrmecobiidae

[tryanmybest]

Based solely on their names, list your characters from favorite to somewhat less favorite

MY OCS?? BASED ON THEIR NAMES??? OK OK

i feel like i should mention that only two of my ocs use their real names sooo it's a lot of aliases or nicknames.

1. Songbird

ngl one of my favorite names ive ever come up with. he's called this bc it was what his (dead) boyfriend used to call him and then when he decided to cut out his own eyes due to being haunted by visions of said boyfriend the scars made the rough shape of a bird. he's embraced the name now and uses his shadow-related abilities to make his own shadow that of a songbird. :)

2. Crook

what can i say? he's a silly goblin that commits crimes. of course he goes by crook.

3. Red

it's a basic name, but i love it. he's the first character that ever got a name and it's not his real name (his real name is at the BOTTOM of this list i hate it) and it's literally just based on the color of his blood lmao. i also like it because it's what everyone calls him just out of instinct. he didn't come up with it, it's just who he is.

4. Ruby

red's sister. her name makes them both sound silly no matter which of his names you refer to him as and i think that's neat.

5. Myrmecobius

i made up fake constellations and then named a big scary bounty hunter after one of them. what more could you want? (bonus points bc his bf (red) loves the stars)

6. Alitta/Indri/Coturnix/Fregata

all of these guys are tied. similar to myr, they're all named after fake constellations and i loved making up the constellations and assigning them meanings that match the character personalities

7. Audrey

the other only character that goes by her real name. it's just a cute name and it suits her! :)

8. Honey

this was a filler name for the longest time and it, unfortunately, stuck. i do really like using pet names as proper names though.

9. Cinnamon

same thing. filler name that unfortunately stuck around. but at least she's friends with honey and they can be Baked Goods together

10. Jayd

red's real name. ew. i hate it. but he came with it and i can't change it

that's all!!! if you ever wanna know anything else about these guys and the show im writing for them, feel free to ask!! i love talking about them :)

#ocs #ask #original characters #myr and red #ryan likes talking

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

(Photo by Martin Pot)

Conservation Status- Endangered

Habitat- Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 25 cm

Diet- Termites

Cool Facts- Also called the noombat, the numbat is a marsupial native to Australia. These tiny termite eaters are the only marsupial to be completely diurnal. It finds termite dens and tears into them using long claws, slurping up the termites with a long, sticky tongue similar to an anteater. Despite being called a marsupial, the numbat lacks a pouch and the offspring latch onto teats protected by a thick layer of fur on the stomach of females. Due to habitat loss, only two populations of numbat survive today in western Australia. Due to heavy protections placed on their habitat and breeding efforts, numbat populations have remained stable but they are still endangered due to predators and forest fires.

Rating- 13/10 (A tiny, striped, marsupial anteater. Crazy.)

#Animal of the day #Animals #Mammals #Marsupial #Sunday #May 8 #Numbat #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[sirompp]

numbat

whadda hell...

its got a tong and evrything...

its an insectivorous marsupial.... its diurnal and its diet consists almost exclusively of termites........ its endangered.............

The numbat genus Myrmecobius is the sole member of the family Myrmecobiidae, one of four families that make up the order Dasyuromorphia, the Australian marsupial carnivores.[11]

The species is not closely related to other extant marsupials; the current arrangement in the order Dasyuromorphia places its monotypic family with the diverse and carnivorous species of Dasyuridae. Genetic studies have shown the ancestors of the numbat diverged from other marsupials between 32 and 42 million years ago, during the late Eocene.[12]

Two subspecies have been described, but one of these—the rusty coloured Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus Finlayson, 1933,[13][14]—has been extinct since at least the 1960s, and only the nominate subspecies (M. fasciatus fasciatus) remains alive today. The population described by Finlayson occurred in the arid central regions of South Australia, and he thought they had once extended to the coast.[13] The separation to subspecies was not recognised in the national census of Australian mammals, following W. D. L. Ride and others.[a] As its name implies, M. fasciatus rufus had a more reddish coat than the surviving population.[15] Only a very small number of fossil specimens are known, the oldest dating back to the Pleistocene, and no other species from the same family have been identified.[15]

areyou seeing this shit? oh ym god.

The numbat is a small, distinctively-striped animal between 35 and 45 centimetres (14 and 18 in) long, including the tail, with a finely pointed muzzle and a prominent, bushy tail about the same length as its body. Colour varies considerably, from soft grey to reddish-brown, often with an area of brick red on the upper back, and always with a conspicuous black stripe running from the tip of the muzzle through the eye to the base of the small, round-tipped ear. Between four and eleven white stripes cross the animal's hindquarters, which gradually become fainter towards the midback. The underside is cream or light grey, while the tail is covered with long, grey hair flecked with white. Weight varies between 280 and 700 g (9.9 and 24.7 oz).[15][19]

Unlike most other marsupials, the numbat is diurnal, largely because of the constraints of having a specialised diet without having the usual physical equipment for it. Most ecosystems with a generous supply of termites have a fairly large creature with powerful forelimbs bearing heavy claws.[20] Numbats are not large, and they have five toes on the fore feet, and four on the hind feet.[15] However, like other mammals that eat termites or ants, the numbat has a degenerate jaw with up to 50 very small, nonfunctional teeth, and although it is able to chew,[15] rarely does so, because of the soft nature of its diet. Uniquely among terrestrial mammals, an additional cheek tooth is located between the premolars and molars; whether this represents a supernumerary molar tooth or a deciduous tooth retained into adult life is unclear. As a result, although not all individuals have the same dental formula, in general, it follows the unique pattern: 4.1.3.1.43.1.4.1.4[15]

Like many ant- or termite-eating animals, the numbat has a long and narrow tongue coated with sticky saliva produced by large submandibular glands. A further adaptation to the diet is the presence of numerous ridges along the soft palate, which apparently help to scrape termites off the tongue so they can be swallowed. The digestive system is relatively simple, and lacks many of the adaptations found in other entomophagous animals, presumably because termites are easier to digest than ants, having a softer exoskeleton. Numbats are apparently able to gain a considerable amount of water from their diets, since their kidneys lack the usual specialisations for retaining water found in other animals living in their arid environment.[21] Numbats also possess a sternal scent gland, which may be used for marking their territories.[15]

Although the numbat finds termite mounds primarily using scent, it has the highest visual acuity of any marsupial, and, unusually for marsupials, has a high proportion of cone cells in the retina. These are both likely adaptations for its diurnal habits, and vision does appear to be the primary sense used to detect potential predators.[15]

fucking. aminal

#ask tag🍭 #me tag🍭

[oncorhynchus-mykiss]

Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus

Source: S J Bennett

#Mammalia #Marsupial #dasyuromorphia #Myrmecobius #numbat #walpurti #Australia

[groundpear]

Three versions of a numbat - lineart, dots, and with colors!

#illustration #azpainter #furry art #furry #azdrawing #animal art #numbat #myrmecobius #sfw furry #safe fur work #my art

[nature-and-biodiversity-blog]

Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus Sources: 1, 2

#myrmecobius fasciatus #myrmecobius #numbat #animal #animalia #mammal #mammalia #marsupialia #marsupial #dasyuromorphia #myrmecobiidae #stripes #endangered #endangered species #wildlife #nature

[bonesthedestroyeroflegos]

This week’s watercolor was a short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and a numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus).

Want to see more? I stream these paintings on twitch at https://m.twitch.tv/bonesthedestroyeroflegos

#watercolor painting #twitch art stream #echidna #short-beaked echidna #tachyglossus aculeatus #monotreme #numbat #myrmecobius fasciatus #marsupial #animal art #scientific illustration #twitch streamer #twitch stream #twitch #watercolor

[animalfacthub]

Numbat!

The numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia, the carnivorous marsupials in Australia

Numbats are insectivores and eat up to 20,000 termites every day

Unfortunately their once wide distribution has shrunk and they are only found in two reserves in Wester Australia

It is estimated there is only 1000 left in the wild 

If you have read this far why not follow us @animalfacthub for daily animal facts and pics!

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📷1: “Numbat Face.jpg” by Helenabella on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷2: “Numbat Full Standing.jpg” by Helenabella on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷3: Public Domain

#animals marsupials numbat

[typhlonectes]

NUMBAT! (yes really)

Scientific name: Myrmecobius fasciatus

These cute small-sized marsupial are NUMBATS, also called the banded anteater. They are a small endangered marsupial animal native to parts of Australia. They have a long sticky tongue that allows them pick up termites, which they eat exclusively.

via: Animals are Awesome

#numbat #marsupial #animals #nature #australia #video

[lovingexotics]

Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus Source: Here

#numbat #numbats #animal #animals #wildlife #nature

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Photo: ∞ monkeys with cameras (AKA Marx) - flickr

Numbat

Myrmecobius fasciatus

The Numbat is a marsupial termite-eating mammal once common in southern Australia but now only found in several small scattered colonies. Numbats are prodigious eaters, consuming up to 20,000 termites daily but it’s not easy as these unique and beautiful animals’ claws aren’t strong enough to break into termite mounds.

Photos: G’Day from W.A. and Arkive/Ann & Steve Toon

#myrmecobius fasciatus #numbat #nature #animal #marsupial

[tryanmybest]

Hi!!! I happened to notice you are both a screenwriter and an artist so I came to ask if you would be willing to share some of your ocs??

Obv it's ok if you don't want to, but I love seeing people's ocs so I figured I'd ask!! I hope you have a great day!!

HI TYSM FOR THIS ASK

so i have A LOT of ocs but i'll do the main two for this!!!

the first is Myrmecobius or Myr (pronounced like pyre) for short. he's a dragonborn bounty hunter in a country that uses blood as currency. he has blueblood which is worth the least, which is part of the reason that he has to bounty hunt. the other reason is that as a dragonborn he's bound to his clan and he was raised to hunt this way. he's rather stoic and intimidating, and for good reason!! he's incredibly dangerous and is infamous throughout the country. however, he does have a soft side. myr loves flowers and could tell you the name and meaning of each one. it's the one thing that he got to choose to learn.

the other is myr's counterpart Red. red isn't his real name, but it's what myr calls him. see, red blood has never been seen to exist in this country. so, when red, a human, accidentally ends up there and is found by myr, he's automatically regarded as valuable. red is incredibly oblivious and does not recognize the danger he's in by being in this country. he's a very optimistic guy and does his best to make friends with myr. myr, on the other hand, is quite literally taking red to be sold for profit. however, humans have a sort of... humanity to them that's hard to ignore. red loves the stars and will bring them up whenever possible. over time, through adventures, chases, and hideouts myr warms up to red's warm nature and, although he'd never show it, begins to care for him.

which makes it all the more difficult to sell him when the time comes.

they are my little guys and they do fall in love throughout their adventure and it's really sweet but this is already such a long post!! if you want to know more, feel free to ask!! i love talking about these guys :)

oh and here's a picture of them that i commissioned from samglyph if you were curious

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