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A woodpeckers tongue is about 4 to 5 inch long, depending on which woodpecker are you finding on.

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What is the definition of a long tongue?

"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.


How do woodpeckers eat?

They peck holes in wood then use a very long tongue to get insects out from inside.


What are facts about the Downy Woodpecker?

a woodpeckers tongue is 2 thirds long of it's own body!


What is special about a woodpecker's tongue?

A woodpeckers tongue is 2/3 the length of its own body.


Why do woodpeckers have a long tongue with a sharp tip?

To allow them to feed on insects and various other creatures through the hole in the bark of the trees.


Do woodpeckers get headaches when they are banging their head?

no because their tongue is 8-inches long, so it raps around their brain. I learned that at 6th grade camp. he-he


What is special about woodpeckers tongue?

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


Why do green woodpeckers have long beaks?

Because they need to peck into the trees


What are woodpeckers famous for?

woodpeker are famous for their long,strong and sharp beak.


What is the purpose of woodpeckers pecking wood?

To get food such as beetles and worms in the wood.


How long is the blue whale tongue?

as long as an elephant tongue


What does a woodpecker look for when it pecks?

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.