Snails eat living plants and crumbled up plants. They also chew on fruits and young plant barks. The snail has two pairs of tentacles on its head. One pair is longer than the other pair. The eyes are on the longer pair.
The shorter pair is used for smelling and feeling its way around. The tentacles are very important to snails. Snails have different shaped shells. It can be a single shell that is rounded, it can be a coned shaped, or it can be flat. Some people keep snails in aquariums with other kinds of fish. Though they must make sure that they control the number of snails. Snails do not like hot and dry conditions. They like it moist or humid and not too bright. Snails can live up to 5 to 10 years. Some have been known to live up to 15 years. You would probably find snails on leaves or rocks. Though I have never seen one. Ashleigh
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I learned something new today. I leaned what nouns, verbs, and adjectives are. A noun is a person, a place, or a thing. For example: I went to China. China would be the noun, because it is a place.
A verb is an action word. For example: I hit the ball. Hit is the verb, because that is the action in the sentence. Adjectives mean descriptive words. For example: She has beautiful blond hair. Beautiful is the adjective, because it describes her hair. A noun will often be the name for something we can touch like a lion, a cake, or a computer. Though sometimes a noun will be the name of something we cannot touch, like happiness. Mostly everything we talk about is a noun. This includes people like man, and woman, animals like dogs, and cats, places like towns, and streets, objects like vases, and lamps, substances like copper, and glass, qualities like heroism, and sorrow, actions like singing, and dancing and measures like inch, and ounce. Nouns are used in every sentence everyone say. Just like me. Sometime I say them by accident. Most people say them and don't know it. Ashleigh Most butterflies feed on nectar from a lot of flowers. Most butterflies have taste receptors on their feet. A butterfly’s lifecycle is made up of five parts, an egg, a larva, a caterpillar, and a pupa and then into an adult butterfly.
Butterflies attach their eggs to leaves with special glue. Butterflies have four wings. Butterflies often have brightly colored wings with pretty patterns made up of tiny scales. There are between 15000 and 20000 different species of butterfly. Birdwing butterflies have large wings and fly in a similar way birds do. Every year monarch butterflies will travel a long distance sometimes over 4000 km, while the females will lay eggs. Some butterfly eggs hatch in a few days, others in a few months. The average is 8 days. Butterflies live all over the world, except in Antarctica and the most harshest deserts. Many butterflies live in tropical climates like Hawaii and Mexico. Their wings allow them to fly but only when their body temperature is above 86 degrees. The fastest butterflies can fly up to 30 miles an hour. Butterflies have three body parts, like all other insects, the head, the thorax which is the chest, and the abdomen which is the bottom. Butterflies are colorful for many reasons. The colors help them attract a mate. The color also helps them blend in among the flowers. Ashleigh Tigers live in hot, steamy jungles in Asia, though some live in Russia where it is cold and snowy. In fact, tiger cubs actually like to roll and play in the snow. In hot climates like Asia, they swim in rivers to cool off from chasing prey. There are two types of tiger, there is the snow tiger which lives in Russia, and the regular orange tiger that lives in Asia. Males weigh up to 400 pounds total. Tigers get their prey by sneaking quietly through the grass or trees and then pouncing on to it. Their orange and black stripes make them hard to see. Some snow tigers have been seen nearly all white because of bad genetic problems. White tigers started originating in India. White tigers tend to be larger than the other tigers that live in Asia. Tiger moms have between 2 and 7 babies. Tigers are carnivorous that eat wild pigs, deer, baby elephants, and rhinos. Tigers can eat up to 88 pounds of meat in one meal. They hunt once or twice a week, they cover any leftovers with dirt, and come back later to snack on the meat again. Ashleigh Bees make honey to feed their young. They also make it to have something to eat during the winter. Killer bees have been known to chase people for over a 1/4 mile once they get excited and aggressive. Certain species of bees die after stinging because their stingers, which are attached to their abdomen, have little barbs or hooks on them. When this type of bee tries to fly away after stinging something, part of the abdomen is ripped away.
There are about 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees live in colonies that contain the queen bee, the worker bee and the drone. The worker bee and the queen bee are both female, but only the queen bee can reproduce. All drones are male. Worker bees clean the hive, collecting pollen and nectar to feed the colony and they take care of the offspring. The drone’s only job is to mate with the queen. The queen’s only job is to lay eggs. Bees store their venom in a sac attached to their stinger and only female bees sting. That is because the stinger, called an ovipositor is part of the female bee’s reproductive design. A queen bee uses her ovipositor to lay eggs as well as sting. Sterile females, also called worker bees, don’t lay eggs. They just use their ovipositors to sting. Bees see all colors except the color red. That and their sense of smell help them find the flowers they need to collect pollen. Not only is pollen a food source for bees, but also some of the pollen is dropped in flight, resulting in cross pollination. Ashleigh I was reading a blog post the other day on www.tesseraguild.com. The post was entitled. 10 questions to mess with your mind. Below, are the ten questions and my answers to them. If any of you would like to give your answers, I will post them as a guest post. Remember, your answers should not be an outright arguement against mine... just your answers to the ten questions. Question One: Revenge Algebra Complete the following equation. Use no more than three words per blank. ______________________________ + ______________________________ = A suitable punishment for a serial killer. My Answer: The death penalty. I am a firm believer in an eye for an eye, but I don't believe the number of people the serial killer has killed should play a factor in his punishment. If they kill one, then it is already too many. I find that killing the killer and then distributing his assets among the families of the known victims would be the fairest solution. Question Two: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall In your own words, define what you believe the difference is between a terrorist and a normal soldier. My answer: There is very little difference. Both are driven by either money or ideology. Governments would have you believe that there is something noble about killing someone for them, and that the soldiers are protecting your way of life. A lot of soldiers like to think that way too. Meanwhile, the same can, and likely does hold true for the terrorists. They are fighting for an ideology and they believe they are furthering their ideals. Soldiers are state sanctioned, while terrorists are not always state sanctioned...but can be. Question Three: On a Scale of 0-10……in which 0 is ‘not at all’, 5 is average, and 10 means ‘highly’: How intelligent are you? How physically attractive are you? How charming? How artistic? How generous? And how narcissistic? My answer: How intelligent? 7 How physically attractive? 4 How charming? 4 How artistic? 5 How generous? 6 How narcissistic? 3 Question Four: Monopoly Money You’ve just received three GET-OUT-OF-DEATH-FREE cards. Anyone who has one of these avoids the next time they would die. Once a death is avoided, the card vanishes. So… Keeping all three for yourself? Giving any away? Distribute your cards and explain. My answer: I would give one to my daughter Maddie, and one to my daughter Ashleigh. I would keep the third to give to whichever daughter died through no fault of her own and lost her card first. If she was partially responsible for her own death (through drug use or drinking), then I would not give them the extra card, but give it to the other to use as she chooses if the other dies again. Question Five: Picket Fences You’re madly in love. Tomorrow you’ll have the chance to marry the love of your life. You’ll have a huge house full of beautiful things. Your children will be smart and loving. On the surface, your marriage will appear ideal. But here’s the thing: You’ve glimpsed the future and have seen that while your marriage will be stable and polite, it will ultimately become passionless and empty. Knowing what you know, are you still walking down the aisle tomorrow? My answer: This is more of a question for a younger person. I have already had the chance to marry the woman I love. We had two wonderful children, who I love dearly. We have a house filled with beautiful things. My wife had a mental condition, though, and she was deemed dangerous for the children to be alone with. Then she died. I know what happened. Yet if you asked me if I had the chance to marry her again, my answer would be yes. I loved my wife. And although our marriage became very rocky, we had two beautiful girls, who make me very happy. No matter what happened in my marriage, I would do everything again for my daughters. The house and beautiful things mean nothing. The house seems empty to me and the things have lost their luster now that my wife is gone. My girls, though, are everything to me. Question Six: Angel of Death You lucky bastard. Or maybe not. You’ve just acquired a new ability. From now on, you can wish anyone in the world dead. If you use this power, not only will the person die instantly and painlessly, but you’ll also gain a million dollars for each person you use it on. How many times (if any) do you think you’ll use this power? On whom? What would you do with all that money? My answer: I would like to think that I would use the power wisely. To start, I would use the power to kill anyone who has been caught absolutely red handed killing someone. If they have been convicted of murdering someone, and there is absolutely no question that they did it. then I would use my power to kill that person and then give 80% of the money I receive to the victim's family. Doctors who kill someone accidentally, while under the influence of drugs or alcohol would also be killed, as well as drunk drivers who kill someone while driving drunk. Political leaders who accept bribes to sway legislation would also be fair game. Question Seven: Little Bang Theory Some people have theories about how the world began. And how it will end. And maybe even theories about what it all means. But… What if you— yes you—could decide how it all began, what it all means, and how you’d like it to end?Play god for a moment: How would you like for the universe to have begun? How do you want it to end? What do you want it all to mean? My answer: Okay here is what happened - The universe started with a flick of a switch in a dark room. Little Johnny was excited to play his new game... "Model of the Universe". The game was important for Johnny because if he showed he could create a working universe that did not collapse in on itself after 50,000 cycles, he would be allowed to study to help terraform the next set of planets they found in the real world. Johnny achieved that goal about 10 billion cycles ago. Lucky for us, he forgot to turn off the gaming program he was using, and our civilization was able to develop and prosper. So far, no one had bothered to check in with Johnny to see if the simulation he had running in his room still needed to be kept on. His mom looked in on it every once in a while, and saw that there were many tiny civilizations developing. Every once in a while, she would add an element of surprise for one of the civilizations to discover... just for laughs. She hopes that Johnny won't notice, or won't mind if he does. In reality, the end will come when Johnny returns and realizes that he left his gaming console on. If he does, and he doesn't bother to check to see what is running, the universe will end as all of the power in the universe is sucked out with the throwing of a switch. If he does check to see what is running... well then we will experience Armageddon! Because Johnny has a mean streak, and what better way to stoke it than to destroy some artificial civilizations that have been running amok on his computer. Question Eight: Dying Stars and Sabertooth Tigers Name something that is both beautiful AND terrifying. My answer: The ocean. Question Nine: Hard Scales of JusticeImagine the following scenarios. In which of these (if any) would you support the death penalty?
My answer: In the first scenario, I would invoke the death penalty. If her motivation was purely money, then I think that would be fair. In the second scenario, I would also apply the death penalty, if I could not find an apparent reason for their murder. If I could find out why they did it, then I might be a little more lenient depending what their reason was. At eleven years old, they are very young, but they seem to be old enough to know right from wrong. In the third scenario, I would again want to know the reason for his killing spree. No matter what the reason, I would likely recommend the death penalty here as well. In case number four, I would only hold the politician responsible if he had absolutely no reason for bombing that village. The one combatant killed may have had the codes for a nuclear bomb, thus large quantities of people might have been saved. While it is a shame that 200 people died... millions may have been saved by his actions. Question Ten: Behind the VeilThroughout history, many millions of people have reported seeing ghosts, apparitions, aliens, monsters, and other strange, unexplainable phenomena. Which of the following do you believe probably exist? Ghosts Aliens Angels Demons ESP (extra-sensory perception) Alternate Dimensions Got any proof? My answers:
Ghosts - The ones that haunt my dreams come from my mind and my experiences. Aliens - Yes. I was in Phoenix when a very famous UFO sighting occurred there. I do not know if what I saw was created by aliens. What I do know is that what I saw was there for a very long time (I was smoking a cigar on the deck off of my hotel room). And I know I could not tell you what it was. I also saw a space craft flying over New Jersey that was miles long and wide ad was in the shape of a gigantic black triangle. Again, I do not know what it was, but this one scared the hell out of me as it passed over our heads... And it took a long time to go over us. Angels and Demons - If these exist, then it is likely they are aliens in my opinion. I have met people who were like angels... and I have met others who seemed like demons. They were people, though, no wings or anything. It is just how I perceived their actions. ESP - I would guess there could be some forms of it. Alternate dimensions - Physicists seem to think that they exist. Thus, I think it could be a possibility. Do I have proof? - No. Just my best guesses. As for the aliens. I saw what I saw. Whether or not they were aliens... I don't know. I just could not identify what I saw! If any of you would like to write a guest post telling your answers... Feel free! I will be happy to post any responses as a guest post. Deer are part of the Cervical family that include moose, reindeer, elk and other species. A male deer is usually called a ‘buck’. A large male deer is often called a stag. A female deer is usually called a ‘doe’.
A young deer is usually called a ‘fawn’. A group of deer is known as a ‘herd’. Deer can jump high and swim well. Most deer are born with white spots but lose them within a year. Deer take their first steps within half an hour of their birth. Young deer will usually stay with their mother for around a year. Like any other animal, deer need food as soon as their born. Only Male deer have antlers. I like deer. I like them because their cute. Though I would not like to get near a baby deer. Because the mom will be close by. Ashleigh Penguins are flightless birds. A penguin spends half its lifetime under the water and the rest on land roaming about. No penguins can be found living anywhere in the North Pole. Penguins are found in the Arctic, but not at the South Pole.
Three foods of penguins are krill, fish, and squid. Some of the smaller penguins eat only krill. Some of the larger penguins eat fish and squid also. They find these foods in the waters around Antarctica. Baby penguins have to eat as soon as they hatch. When they do hatch, the mom or dad will go get food. The one that is not getting food will stay with the baby until the other gets back. When the other gets back she or he spits the food into the babies mouth. I would not like that! If I where a baby penguin I would not eat it. I would not even look at it. EWW! Ashleigh Tarantulas give some people the creeps because of their large, hairy bodies and legs. But these spiders are harmless to humans except for their painful bite. Though their venom is weaker than a typical bee's. These spiders have become popular pets. There are hundreds of tarantula species found in most of the world's tropical places. Tarantulas are slow movers. Insects are their main prey, but they also target bigger game, including frogs, toads, and mice. I know you know what the South American bird-eating spider eats. The south American bird-eating spider is big and scary just like the Tarantula except their fangs are bigger. Hatchling birds that have fallen out of their nests are going to be eaten. However, the diet contains insects, lizards, frogs, and other spiders.
Although the fangs are long and robust and can easily penetrate human skin, the bite is not deadly. The venom is quite toxic, however, and bites may cause pain. The female bird-eating spider spends most of her life in her burrow during spring or early summer. The male approaches the female’s burrow and tricks her out, hopefully without becoming dinner, to mate at the entrance. Ashleigh A Sentence starts with a capital letter, has proper punctuation, and has one subject. If it didn't it would be a sentence fragment. If a sentence didn't have a period and it just keeps going, it would be a run-on-sentence. A simple sentence would be an use. All people use sentence structures, sentence fragments, run-on-sentences, and independent clause.
We mostly use sentence structure. We do use the others to, but not as much. Though sometimes we say a sentence fragment by accident. We also say the others by accident too. It happens to everyone. A sentence structure contains both nouns and verbs. No matter what word you say, it will have a noun or a verb. So don't try it. I won't at least. Sentences should not have run-on- sentences. And it should definitely not have a sentence fragment. Independent clause is ok. Sentence structure is good. Ashleigh Swans eat leaves, seeds, roots corn, shrimp, grain and vegetables that have been harvested by farmers. Swans get the leaves, the shrimp, and the roots from the water. They get the grain, the seeds, the corn, and the vegetables on the ground. Swans also eat bugs like snails and beetles.
Many swans make very loud noises when they are flying. Though mute swans, are nearly always silent and rarely make any noise when flying. All swans also make loud hissing or grunting noises when they are angry. I would not like to get near them when they are angry. A male swan is called a cob. A female swan is called a pen. A baby swan is called a cygnet. Though I call them chicks. Swans begin breeding between the ages of 3-4. A swan will mate for life. Swan eggs take between 35 and 42 days to hatch. I like swans. Ashleigh A chicken that lives on a farm eats corn, vegetables leftovers and wheat. Chickens in the wild eat Insects like grasshoppers worms, seeds, and sometimes littered food. Ill or injured chickens should not be fed salty foods like salted sunflower seeds, salted meats, canned with salt corn, and salted crackers. If you do it will get even sicker.
Chickens live in Indian Asia, Africa, and Europe. With 25 billion chickens in the world, there are more of them then any other bird species. There are dozens of chicken breeds, such as the Dutch bantam, leghorn and Rhode Island red. Chickens are raised mostly for their eggs and meat, but chickens also make good pets. People have been raising chickens for more than 7,000 years. A healthy chicken lays about 265 eggs each year. That’s a lot of omelets! Chickens will be less nervous if you walk backwards when entering the coop. Most chickens live 5 to 8 years. Chickens cluck after they lay an egg. Mother hens talk to their chicks when they are still in the egg. A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times a day. Ashleigh I've written previously about relationships between parent and child, but I'd like to re-clarify some of my thoughts again today because of some of what I've been recently experiencing in my life through friends and acquaintances alike. Currently, I'm 16- an age rooted in parental conflict and disrupt for people within my age demographic, so it seems. Personally, I have a stellar relationship with my dad that I discuss frequently on this blog and see no need to delve into again here. The bottom line is that he's one of my best friends and most trusted confidants for anything and everything.
To get to my point, I hear a lot of people walking around complaining about nonsensical and petty issues surrounding them and their parents. In previous posts, I've been quick to say that parent-child relationships are two way streets that need effort from both sides, and I've already touched on parents not having enough time (or enough care) to get to know their child, let alone properly guiding and raising their child(ren). Recently, I've been re-thinking these posts and wondering if I may have been a bit too rash and jaded in my opinions. While I do know quite a few parents who don't fit the bill when it comes to proper childcare, I also know a lot of people who are close to my age who would sooner run away from home than sit down at a table and talk to their parents. I don't understand the grudge that some people show their parents... particularly when they have caring parents who just want to help!!! Everyone has points in their life where they wish their parents would back down and leave them alone, and I understand that... but when I have to consistently hear about issues that border on the line of irrelevant with innocent parents put to blame, I can't help but wonder when those points begin to fade from sight. As someone who lost a parent at a young age, hearing people complain about petty issues really shuts me down. Sometimes, I wish that I had a mom to nag me about not making my bed, or folding my laundry, or washing my dishes... I wish I had a mom to tell me my makeup was a bit too heavy for my age, or that a certain outfit didn't look right on me. When these are the issues you choose to complain about, it's time to re-evaluate. Most of what our parents do for us, they do to guide us. Most parents (or at least, most good parents) want the best for their children- and that means better than they could ever do. In order to help their kids achieve this level of "better", your parents are going to teach you to do chores, and they'll expect to see some sort of output from you. Laundry is a necessary skill to have in life. So is knowing how to cook a proper meal (and clean dishes, for that matter). So is knowing how to keep a house tidy. So is knowing how to maintain personal hygiene. So is knowing how to dress appropriately... both for situations, and your body type. The list goes on, but those are some basic things that I hear many people my age complain about. I'm not saying that I've never grumbled about vacuuming or folding a load of laundry- but I certainly don't do it on a daily basis, and I DEFINITELY would never let anything so pathetically stupid impede on the strong relationship I have with my dad. At the end of the day, everything within your life is a reflection of a choice you made. If you want to see a different result, make a different choice... even if that choice means trying to help out around the house without being told 5 times first, even if that choice is accepting an apology you never received, even if that choice means that you need to stifle your pride, and accept your responsibilities. - Maddie Holy crap, guys! When I talk about life speeding up as you get older... I'm not kidding. It's been about two weeks since I've had time to sit and do some writing (possibly more, but let's not discuss that) and life has been keeping me busy as sin. I started driver's ed about a week and a half ago, and the homework, classwork, and driving time from that has been keeping me quite occupied. When I'm not busy with driver's ed, I'm wrestling with my schoolwork and trying to keep all of my instructors satisfied. So far, my lowest grade is a 96 or 97- so I think I'm keeping track of that decently. At this rate, I'm more concerned with speeding up my pace. I'm going to have a very busy December, since everything should slow up a bit then. I'll finish driver's ed, but I'll also earn my Sensei title and won't have to worry about keeping dojo hours up as much.
This week, I'm aiming to catch up on some of my schoolwork that I missed doing last week. There was a power/internet outage due to a heavy rainstorm that took down wires all throughout my town for 3 or 4 days, and that affected my work-flow since my dad and I both had to travel a town over to use library wifi. To my credit, I did write a 3-page essay for my Biology class that I scored a 100% on... so there's something to be said about changing your environment around if you have the opportunity to when you work. I think that if I was less stressed about the internet/power situation, I would've been able to accomplish even more while at the library. It's a comfortable (and mostly quiet) environment that I wouldn't mind working in again. That aside, today I was able to have some much-needed "me time". Funny words from a 16 year old, right? My hair has been needing a trim for awhile now, as the ends were damaged from the bleaching I did last year to achieve my blue and purple hair. Since the girl who does my nails for me is also a hairdresser, I booked the two appointments for the same day and ended up at the salon from 12:00pm until about 2:15. My hair is now trimmed with no more split ends and dead tips, and my nails got patched up and re-done with a beautiful red color (pictured below). While my nails were being painted, Shelby (the nail tech) and I ended up talking about different methods of brow-care- and I found out that she could wax my brows, too. After a 30 minute pep-talk, she was able to convince me and I decided that I'd give waxing a try. Keep in mind, I've been told horror stories about waxing before. Some of my friends have incredibly low pain tolerance, so they had warned me against doing it because it was apparently excruciatingly painful. I tend to have a high pain tolerance, so I didn't think the experience would be unbearable... and it wasn't. I'd compare it to ripping a bandaid off of your arm. The pain was barely there, and a cooling gel got applied after the fact to soothe my skin a little. For the small, tiny amount of pain that there was, my brows are now tidy and look better than they ever have. The small under-hairs have always really bothered me, so looking at myself in the mirror and having them absent is truly refreshing to me. I got home about an hour or so ago, and wound up using one of my charcoal face masks with my little sister to completely freshen my skin up. I don't use them often- maybe once a month, so it was nice to steam my face and then let the mask soften my skin. I use a bubble mask, which puffs up and washes away easily without any pain. My sister likes it because it tickles as it works and doesn't peel off like most of my other masks do. I must say, it does painlessly have the same effect as the masks that cling into your pores. My skin is now baby soft, and an additional bonus is that I got to spend time with my sister making a late lunch and talking while our masks dried. Once everything was washed off and lunch was finished, Ashleigh went back to do her schoolwork and I came upstairs to write this post... and there really isn't much more to this update than that! I'm sure my sister's writing about various subjects has been keeping you at least mildly entertained while my dad and I are caught up with life and absent from the blog. I'm going to be trying for at least 2 posts a week from here on out. Writing on a daily basis is refreshing- but currently hard to maintain for me as I come closer to some large milestones in my life. Thank you for bearing with me during this time. - Maddie P.S. - My nails are done by Shelby Racine at the Added Touch Salon in Rindge, NH. She's one of the nicest and most bubbly people I know, and she does INCREDIBLE nail art. I strongly recommend her if you're in the area :) Pizza is my favorite food. The best part about it is the cheese. I like my sister's pizza too. Though it is not as good. I like Athens Pizza.
My Dad likes bacon pizza. My sister and I like cheese pizza. Dad will try any pizza. I only eat cheese pizza. I don't like the crust. Just hearing the word pizza brings a smile to my face. I think that mozzarella is a good cheese for pizza. Most pizzas I have had are awesome. I don't think there is bad pizza. How to make pizza In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and shortening. Stir in the yeast mixture. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion until tender. Stir in tomato paste and water. Season with sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, basil, oregano, marjoram, cumin, chili powder and red pepper flakes. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Recipe makes 2 (12 inch) pizzas. Divide dough in half, and spread onto pizza pans. Cover with sauce, and desired toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Ashleigh Doves are beautiful white birds that eat mostly seeds. They can also eat worms, grain, and wheat. All of the food they pick up is from the ground. Doves have claws that are good for grabbing worms.
I like doves. I like them because of their color. Some doves are a brownish-gray above and gray below. Some are also white. Doves are part of the pigeon family. Though doves don't fly with other pigeons. They fly with other doves. Every time I see a dove I smile. Doves are harmless to humans. Though they could peck you. Ashleigh I like woodpeckers. I like them because of their look. Woodpeckers live in North America. We also hear them in the woods where we live.
Woodpeckers of North America are omnivorous. They eat a wide portion of different plants fruit, nuts, and berries. Though namely they eat insects and bugs that live on or in dead or dying wood. Woodpeckers have super long sticky tongues that also help them get food. Tree holes are good places to raise baby woodpeckers. The chicks are safe from predators high up in a tree hole. Woodpeckers enemies are owls and hawks. The birds bill is big, sharp and tough, it also helps them. Woodpeckers have claws that help them climb trees. Woodpeckers nails are 1 or 2 inches long. Their claws also help to hold their food when there eating. And killing animals that they can eat. Ashleigh |
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