Woodpeckers move their beaks ‘like a drill bit’ at a speed of seven metres a second 

Woodpeckers move their beaks ‘like a drill bit’ at a speed of seven metres a second to avoid getting them stuck in trees, biologists discover Woodpeckers avoid getting their beaks stuck in wood by ‘behaving like a drill’ Biologists in Antwerp found the bird detaches itself by flicking its head It moves the top and … Read more