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 ...

"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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Yet bats’ reliance on echolocation has given moths a way to avoid ending up as food: by tapping into their predators’ acoustic signals. Many have evolved ears that can hear the calls of bats. Some ...

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 ...

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

Short Wave's Regina Barber and Margaret Cirino talk through how moths produce an anti-bat signal, why clownfish could be counting to 3 and the first GMO food crop sold directly to home gardeners.

Nature: Northern long-eared bat facing extinction in Ohio due to flourishing fungus The protagonist of this column needs little introduction. The luna moth is one of the world’s best-known moths ...