A woodpeckers tongue is about 4 to 5 inch long, depending on which woodpecker are you finding on.
"Long-tongue" is a zoology term. Specifically, long-tongue is used as an alternative term for a species of small woodpeckers which are more commonly referred to as wrynecks.
They peck holes in wood then use a very long tongue to get insects out from inside.
a woodpeckers tongue is 2 thirds long of it's own body!
A woodpeckers tongue is 2/3 the length of its own body.
To allow them to feed on insects and various other creatures through the hole in the bark of the trees.
no because their tongue is 8-inches long, so it raps around their brain. I learned that at 6th grade camp. he-he
They have such along touage thatvit raps around their brain and down their Nostrills and our their mouth although Not all woodpeckers are like this the red bellied woodpecker is the main one that is like this
Because they need to peck into the trees
woodpeker are famous for their long,strong and sharp beak.
To get food such as beetles and worms in the wood.
as long as an elephant tongue
Insects that live beneath or in the crevices of tree bark. Lots of grubs live in the wood of trees, tunneling through it and eating the wood. Woodpeckers drill into one of the tunnels and then stick their extraordinarily long tongue in to spear the grub and eat it.