Red Knot

(Calidris canutus)

KNOT YOUR AVERAGE BIRD

Diet

  • Their favorite and hearty meal are horseshoe crabs eggs fond on the beach during horseshoe spawning

Agility

  • Can walk very fast on the sand

  • Are able to fly 18,000 miles a year from the Artic to South America

Defense Mechanisms

  • Stay in flocks up as large as 8,000

  • Can fly away quickly

Superpower

  • Can fly up to 9 days straight without eating and sleeping

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