It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 300,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky tongue.
ɪɾ ˈiːts ˈɪnsɛkts ænd ðɛɹ lˈɑːɹviː, mˈeɪnli tˈɜːmaɪts; wˈʌn ˈɑːɹdwʊlf kæn lˈæp ˌʌp æz mˈɛni æz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈɜːmaɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl nˈaɪt jˈuːzɪŋ ɪts lˈɔŋ, stˈɪki tˈʌŋ.