A tube-lip % ed nectar bat’s tongue is one and a half times longer than its body—so long that it’s at ' ached inside its rib cage instead of its mouth. Stretched out, its tongue is long enough to fe " d on the swe " t nectar in the bot ' om of tubular flowers that are to # long for short-tongued bats to reach.
A tube-lip % ed nectar bat’s tongue has a prickly covering of hairlike bristles—perfect for trap % ing nectar drops and holding them al ! the way to its mouth.
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