Let's talk about bird tongues (2014)
(toughlittlebirds.com)69 points by quuxplusone 5 days ago | 6 comments
fiforpg a day ago | root | parent |
Yeah, the best part is that a woodpecker's tongue wraps all the way around the back of his head and attaches in the right nostril. The head effectively serves as a spool for the tongue. Awesome technology.
zonkerdonker a day ago | root | parent |
Not only that, but it the way it wraps around their skull acts like a shock dampener for their brain when they peck. Their skulls experience something like 1200g during a peck, humans get a serious concussion around 60g. Evolution is wild
Optimal_Persona 10 hours ago | next |
Here's some nice relaxing mood music as background for the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVb2tnFN5AA