Short-Beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Description:
Found this little guy curled up at the side of the road - maybe got hit by a car and was stunned. After a few moments, he seemed to recover and scurried off.
Spotted on Jan 4, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2013
22 Comments
Beautiful capture Jocelyn17,super cute,congrats and thanks for sharing
Congratulation Jocelyn, nice spotting, great capture!
Congratulation Jocelyn, I am so glad it wasn't injured, it is so beautiful.
Congratulations Jocelyn !!
How adorable! Congrats.
Congratulations Jocelyn on this SOTD! :)
Nice spotting !! Congratulations :)
Congrats :)
Congratulations on your 1st spotting and the SOTD! This is such an amazing spot!
Great spot Jocelyn, hope the little guy is ok.
Congrats on your STOD jocelyn17
Wonderful! Congratulations on your SOTD jocelyn17.
Congratulations on this wonderful spot jocelyn17 and on the SotD !
Marvelous spotting and great first contribution to Noah - welcome to the Project and congratulations on getting a SOTD!
Great photo. I've had to move a few of them to a safer spot. Two heavy towels and leather gloves were not enough to keep from getting stuck by their quills. Very primitive animals.
Welcome to the community Jocelyn - and congratulations, this fascinating egg-laying mammal has been chosen as spotting of the day!
The short-beaked echidna is covered in spines, has a distinctive snout, a long sticky tongue to lick up its prey, and is one of only 5 species of egg-laying mammals!
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An incredible picture!!! Put me down for two hearts.... I love it love it!!!!!!
Thanks guys. The echidnas are some of my favorite little friends here. @LeanneGardner - thanks and no worries - just switched my ID name since I unlinked facebook to this account. :)
Wow!!
Ooops sorry Jocelyn17!
Great spotting and welcome to Project Noah. :)
Fantastic spotting Josie! Glad the little guy was ok :)