Question R5 Q7 - NSB Round Robin 2012

Long bristles are found around the bills of insectivorous [in-sek- TIV-er-uhs] birds. How might these bristles help birds when they catch prey?

W) Bristles help birds snap up insects by improving the bird's aerial balance

X) Bristles protect the bird's nares [NAIR-eez] from an insect's legs

Y) Bristles function only for attracting a mate, not for catching prey

Z) Bristles act as nets, catching insects that the bird misses with its bill

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