The star-nosed mole uses the 22 appendages encircling its nose to find and identify food.

The star-nosed mole uses the 22 appendages encircling its nose to find and identify food. 08/08/2017 01:08 PM EDT The star-nosed mole uses the 22 fleshy appendages encircling its nose to find and identify food in record-setting time. This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111