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 ...

Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects sitting on leaves in the dark of night. Inga Geipel, a research associate from ...

Many species of bats use echolocation to avoid obstacles like tree branches and hunt small insects as they fly through the dark. But it turns out echolocation for bats is much more than just a ...

Common big-eared bats eat relatively large insects, such as katydids. Christian Ziegler via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.5 Common big-eared bats are remarkable hunters. In 2019, bat ecologist Inga ...

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of insects, helping keep ecosystems in check. One such bat, the brown ...

Bats are nocturnal hunters and use echolocation to orientate themselves by emitting high-frequency ultrasonic sounds in rapid succession and evaluating the calls’ reflections. Yet, they have retained ...

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, ...