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This is called a flicking of the tongue. A snake smells with its tongue, so it will flick its tongue a lot. it uses its tongue for sensing its prey and when it gets close enough it leaps and bits.

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How is a pig's tongue attached?

It is attached to the back of their mouth.


What body part does turtle use to get food?

mouth


What does a bell mouth and shoe have in common?

They all have tongues


Which turtle uses its tongue to lure fish into its mouth?

The turtle that uses its tongue to lure fish into its mouth is the Mata Mata turtle. This unique hunting strategy involves wiggling their fleshy, worm-like tongue to attract small fish closer before quickly snapping its mouth shut.


What is the difference between human tongue and pig tongue?

the frog's tongue is attached to the front of the mouth whereas the human tongue is attached in the back of the mouth. the frog's tongue is also covered in a sticky substance to help to hold on to the insects that it catches.the frog's tongue is attached to the front of the mouth whereas the human tongue is attached in the back of the mouth. the frog's tongue is also covered in a sticky substance to help to hold on to the insects that it catches.Since a frog's tongue is equipped more so for catching insects, it uses the muscles and bones in it's mouth to propel it's tongue as if it were a slingshot. While the tongue is the strongest muscle in a humans body we do not posses the necessary components that toads and frogs do so our tongues our nowhere near as strong as a frog's or toad's tongue.the frogs tongue is attached to the front of the mouth whereas the human tongue is attached in the back of the mouth the frog tongue is also covered in a stickily substance to help to hold on to the insect that it catchesit looks like bea's

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