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.

For an animal with a Latin name that sounds a lot like a flesh-eating disease, the numbat couldn’t be a better example of “don’t judge a book by its title”. This animal is a small, cute little icon of Western Australia, and for good reason.

Numbats are carnivorous (insectivorous) marsupials that mainly feed on termites. They also supplement their diet with predator ants, which are occasionally found when consuming termites. Numbats have a polygynous mating system, where one male mates with multiple females. They breed in December-January.

Numbat, (Myrmecobius fasciatus), marsupial mammal of the family Myrmecobiidae, of which it is the sole living representative. The numbat forages by day for termites in woodlands of Australia; it is one of the few diurnal (active by day) Australian marsupials. It …

Sep 11, 2023 · New South Wales and Southern Australian numbats have recently returned to their respective fenced reserves. The numbat is Western Australia’s official faunal emblem. …

Also known as the banded anteater, numbats are spectacularly coloured with red-grey fur marked by black-and-white bands, are diurnal – day active – and spend their nights sleeping in dens in …

The Myrme­co­bi­idae con­tains a sin­gle species, the num­bat ( Myrme­co­bius fas­cia­tus). These mar­su­pi­als are small to medium in size, weigh­ing 300 to 700 gms, with a pointed head, small ears, and a long, bushy tail. They lack a pouch. Their coat is dis­tinc­tively banded across the back and rump with trans­verse dark and white stripes.

Feb 1, 2008 · These hairless rats are numb to the burning sensation that almost every other mammal feels when exposed to acids and hot peppers. Naked mole rats, like most creatures, …

Dec 26, 2012 · Yesterday I got bit by a rat and it went really deep in my finger. It bled alot. Now it's really kind of tingly/numb. Do you think I will be okay or should I try to go see a doctor?

Apr 1, 2010 · Numb and Numblike are critical in the regulation of ependymal wall integrity and subventricular neuroblast survival postnatally [10], and Numb expression in mitotic cells in adult rat brain [11] suggests that it might be important in adult neurogenesis.