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Pecking with power: How tiny woodpeckers deliver devastating strikes to drill into wood
November 06, 2025
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 6 -- Brown University posted the following news:

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Pecking with power: How tiny woodpeckers deliver devastating strikes to drill into wood

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] It's one of nature's mysteries: How can woodpeckers, the smallest of which weigh less than an ounce, drill permanent holes into massive trees using only their tiny heads? New research shows that there's much more at play, . . .

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