Long bristles are found around the bills of insectivorous [in-sex-TV-er-uhsl] 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
Z) BRISTLES ACT AS NETS, CATCHING INSECTS THAT THE BIRD MISSES WITH ITS BILL