Bats are among nature's cleverest predators, using ultrasonic signals to locate their prey at night. But one species of tiger moth has learned to outfox the bats by jamming the bat's sonar using ...

How One Moth Species Can Jam Bats’ Sonar Systems Bertholdia trigona, a moth native to the Arizona desert, emits ultrasonic clicks at a rate of 4,500 times per second to blur bats’ acoustic vision ...

"For this bat and this moth, it looks pretty convincing that jamming is what's going on." Not all clicking moths can jam sonar, Fullard said, and that's part of what makes this discovery so exciting.

When attacked by bats, tiger moths unleash ultrasonic clicks of their own to jam the sonar of their pursuers, disrupting their ability to accurately gauge distances or even feigning echoes off non ...

In the air wars between bats and moths, the bugs are fighting back—by shaking their privates. It’s no award-winning dance move, but a new study shows that hawkmoths in Borneo (map) jiggle ...

Defenses like these can help the moths thwart the bats by annoying them and save them from becoming a meal, even if only temporarily. Decoding the mechanics of how this works in moths could help ...

To Elude Bats, A Moth Keeps Its Hearing In Tune Date: December 30, 2006 Source: University of Bristol Summary: Current understanding of the co-evolution of bats and moths has been thrown into ...

"Seaton Wetlands and a few other local patches of farmland in East Devon offer a species-rich wet grassland, supporting the ...

Bats use echolocation to detect the position of objects with reflected sound, but the moth’s wing shape reflects sound waves in a way that makes the flying mammals aim for the ends of their wings.

Land use change and the increased agrochemical use associated with agricultural intensification significantly alter farmland ...

From twilight bat walks to early morning moth discoveries, nature enthusiasts in East Devon will have the chance to learn more about wildlife in their local area with a number of events. The Wild ...

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