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Hollows in the tree trunk allow the hungry woodpecker to reach insects and insect larvae inside the tree. Pileated woodpeckers can peck a tree 20 times per second.
The woodpecker’s striking crimson head and black plumage are used to signal to other birds. Tongue
FAST FACTS Woodpeckers have long tongues that wrap protectively inside their skulls during pecking and can extend to catch insects inside the tree. Tongue wrapped inside skull Tongue extended to catch an insect
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