Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly ...

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As creatures of the night, bats face a unique challenge—locating and hunting down prey in the pitch black. The flying mammals have evolved one excellent solution: Echolocation, in which they send out ...

Some species of European bats are known to attack birds as they migrate to Africa. However, they must trap them while in flight: a hard task for such small predators. The behaviour has previously been ...

Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and throw off attackers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the tips of ...