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Stonekettle

@Stonekettle

Coffee FIRST. Plug in the cat. Read the daily hatemail. Despair for the future of humanity. Buy Whiskey

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A few days ago on my Instagram, I mentioned how hummingbird tongues are split on the end like a fork and coated in little reversible hairs called lamellae, used to scoop up nectar. The tongue flicks in and out 12-15x per second.

Here's a shot of that in action.

A few days ago on my Instagram, I mentioned how hummingbird tongues are split on the end like a fork and coated in little reversible hairs called lamellae, used to scoop up nectar. The tongue flicks in and out 12-15x per second. Here's a shot of that in action.
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