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The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous? A fringe-lipped bat zeroes in ...
Bats show tremendous variation in the foods they eat to survive. Some species specialize on fruits, others on insects, others on flower nectar. There are even species that catch fish with their feet.
Fringe-lipped bats eat frogs and toads, distinguishing between palatable and unpalatable species by listening to the amphibians’ croaks. Logan James at the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...
It’s also hard to hit a left-handed pitcher who throws in the 60s, has a bulldog mentality in the circle, and who also features a screwball Cole said she can throw harder than her fastball.
Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616 In looking at the video and simulations, the researchers found that the bats slowed down as they approached the ...
Orientating yourself in the darkness of a cave seems like a difficult task. But some bats may have an ingenious solution: using their tails. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!
Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may ...
The first bat-wearable microphone is helping biologists study the bats’ good safety record at avoiding collisions in rush hour air. On summer evenings, in around a minute, some 2,000 greater ...
Florida's bat maternity season begins April 16 and lasts through August 14. It is illegal to remove bats from your home without a permit during maternity season. Bats are beneficial to the ...
THE S&P WAS ALSO DOWN ALMOST 80. THE LOUISVILLE BATS ARE HELPING RAISE MONEY FOR THE FLOODING RELIEF EFFORTS. THE TEAM WILL DONATE $2 OF EVERY ADVANCED TICKET BOUGHT TO THE TEAM. KENTUCKY STORM ...
You’ve been hearing all about torpedo bats of late, and with good reason. New equipment isn’t introduced to Major League Baseball often, but the torpedo bat represents a change in the design ...
Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. "They're absolutely good for baseball," Manfred ...