Bats don't need to buzz to catch dinner

2026/05/01 by Kathryn Knight · 2 voices
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Immunology and Microbiology · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Rabies epidemiology and control

paper · doi:10.1242/jeb.252720

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Citations

• Aerial hawking in a gleaning specialist bat ( Trachops cirrhosus ) does not involve a high-resolution buzz

Discussions

• Bats that hunt on the wing were thought to use a 'terminal buzz' to catch prey, but now it turns out that gleaning bats that usually snatch prey from foliage can catch prey on the wing & they don't b [bsky, 3 points, 1 comments]
• Bats that hunt on the wing were thought to use a 'terminal buzz' to catch prey, but now it turns out that gleaning bats that usually snatch prey from foliage can catch prey on the wing & they don't b [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]