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Giant anteaters do not produce any stomach acid

April 5, 2022

Giant anteaters do not produce any stomach acid. Instead, the combined sting venom (formic acid) found in all of the ants it eats is used to digest the prey once it is ground up and swallowed - the ants are digested in their own venom.

Source: Reddit

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