▁was ▁found ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁an ts , ▁Cam pon ot us ▁conf u ci ▁and ▁Cam pon ot us ▁compress us . ▁Other ▁matter ▁such ▁as ▁plant ▁matter , ▁stones , ▁sand , ▁and ▁cl ay ▁are ▁consum ed ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁strong ▁st om ach ▁mus cles ▁aid ▁in ▁breaking ▁down ▁the ▁food ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach . ▁The ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁is ▁no ct urn al ▁and ▁uses ▁its ▁well - develop ed ▁sense ▁of ▁sm ell ▁to ▁locate ▁ant ▁n ests ▁or ▁term ite ▁m ounds ▁and ▁other ▁food ▁sources . ▁For aging ▁mostly ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁but ▁may ▁include ▁ar b ore al ▁an ts , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁rain for est ▁can opy ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁P angol ins ▁te ar ▁apart ▁and ▁dig ▁into ▁m ounds ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁three ▁centre ▁cla ws ▁on ▁their ▁for efe et , ▁throwing ▁loose ▁soil ▁backwards ▁with ▁their ▁h ind ▁feet . ▁When ▁feed ing , ▁the ▁ro str al ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁p angol in ' s ▁tongue ▁is ▁quickly ▁inserted ▁and ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁capture ▁pre y . ▁This ▁movement ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁drink ing . ▁Red ▁we aver ▁an ts ▁( O ec oph yl la ▁sm ar ag d ina ) ▁with ▁their ▁eggs ▁are ▁best ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁p angol ins ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁ ▁Re production ▁ ▁F ew ▁details ▁are ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁bre eding