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A pileated woodpecker searches for bugs in a tree at Bates College on Wednesday afternoon. When they hear an insect under the bark, they peck a hole with their beaks. The woodpecker has an extra-thick skull and its beak is long, straight and pointy, good for making holes. Its tongue is extremely long with a sharp end for spiking bugs inside the tree. Its tongue is also sticky, so it can attach to ants in the tree or lick up sap.
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