01398naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500930007726000090017052007720017965000110095165000090096265000280097165000130099965000100101265300190102265300160104165300220105770000210107970000180110077300380111818110322017-03-27       2003    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aMEDRI, I. M.  aDieta de Tamandua-Bandeira (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) no Pantanal da Nhecolandia, Brasil.  c2003  aWe collected data on the diet of seven giant anteaters from the Pantanal wetland, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, from April to October, 2001. The anteaters foraged on ants during th entire study period, while termites were eaten only in June. we collected 42 samples of ants and eight samples of termites at nests attacked by foraging anteaters. we registered only two species of termites in their diet (Nasutitermes coxipoensis and Armitermes sp.). Nine species of ants were identified: Solenopsis interrupta and Solenopsis saevissima (which occurred in 36% of the nests attacked), Camponotus crassus (7%), Solenopsis pusillignis (5%), Camponotus renggeri (5%), Solenopsis invicta (5%), Ectatomma planidents (2%), Labidus spininodis (2%) and Odontomachus minutus (2%).  aBrazil  adiet  aMyrmecophaga tridactyla  aPantanal  aDieta  aGiant anteater  aNhecolandia  aTamandua-bandeira1 aMOURAO, G. de M.1 aHARADA, A. Y.  tEdentatagv.5 p.29-34, Dec. 2003.