The Back StoryMore: Is that a jackhammer on the side of your house? No, just a woodpecker. As humans continue to encroach in natural habitats, it seems that animals have been adapting more quickly than humans. You could thank the woodpecker for eating the insects multiplying in your siding, or you can spend the next week standing outside with a garden hose spraying it every time it returns. Hats off to the resourcefulness of this colorful character.
In yet another instance where human engineers take their cues from nature, cellphone engineers are incorporating woodpeckers heads' ability to take on forces as strong as 1,200 g's without damage into their latest designs.
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