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.
as long as an elephant tongue
To get food such as beetles and worms in the wood.
Red headed woodpeckers have a 12 -14 day gestation period. They then have a nesting period of 24-31 days.