Why does a woodpecker peck wood?

in animals •  7 years ago 

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A wood pecker clings to tree trunks propped up by it's stiff tail and rapidly hammers it's long, powerful beak against the tunk. The idea is to bore a hole for nesting or to get at insects and grubs which the woodpecker licks out with it's long worm-like tongue. The tip of the tongue is barbed do that the bird can harpoon tiny insects deep inside narrow tunnels.

img source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodpecker

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Unfortunately we still don't have such a specie where am from.... But we got cool birds too.. Believe that!