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Nick Castro, a pest control technician, made a nutty discovery when he cut into the wall of a California home on Dec. 15, 2022.

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Thousands of acorns spilled out, and more appeared whenever Castro stuck his hand into the hole. He soon discovered woodpeckers had stored tens of thousands of acorns, which he said weighed roughly 700 pounds, in a wall cavity.

アイボリー3 years ago

The squirrel watching this...

SugeDupree3 years ago

The 1st billionaire squirrel and this was his life savings.

Big Perk burner3 years ago

That’s like robbing someone’s bank account

Carlos Astudillo3 years ago

And that is why you should never put all your acorns in the same wall

wmil3 years ago

Hard hitting journalism I’ve come to expect from WaPo.

Craig3 years ago

I assume it was from an Acorn Woodpecker?

Thanks for coming to chinatown3 years ago

Me to the squirrel

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