The acorn woodpecker is the only bird that can eat chestnuts and acorns. These birds hide the seeds in the cracks of tree bark. Squirrels will raid the bird's hiding spots and in turn hide the seeds on the ground. Most of the seeds are eventually eaten but a few grow into large chestnut and oak trees.
This one's for you
This one's for you Researchers have found that the males of a species
of grasshopper can control the volume of the sound produced during
their singing, and do so separately for each hind leg. Male
grasshoppers sing by rubbing their hind legs against their
forewings. The researchers think that this sound control is
beneficial because the grasshoppers can attract mates without
alerting other males. The volume control also allows them to direct
their song at specific females. 29 MAY 1999, P. 23
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