Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering ...
Most people spot a bat swooping through the evening sky and instinctively step back inside. The reputation bats carry – ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) approaching a katydid resting on a leaf. Credit: Inga Geipel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, ...
As the sun begins to set on a warm June evening, many people notice dark shapes darting and swooping through the sky at ...
Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) eating a freshly-caught dragonfly. Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, previously suggested that M. microtis detects silent prey by ...