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Woodpeckers carry wood-eating fungi that may help them dig holes
Red-cockaded woodpeckers carry spores of wood-decaying fungi on their beaks, wings and feet, which could make it easier for them to excavate cavities. By Sam Wong.
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Fascinating. I've seen this bird around here,but not lately.