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.

Prey tell: How moths elude bats Knowablemagazine.org. T. R. Neil et al. 2021 Wingtip folds and ripples on saturnid moths create decoy echoes against bat sonar, Current Biology, 31, 1-7. More like this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bat detectors, moths and expert guides await those ready to discover the nocturnal magic of Fremington Nature Reserve this ...

There are moths with fake eyes, moths with perfect camouflage hiding secret colors under their forewings, moths that mimic wasps and hummingbirds, moths with long tails meant to outsmart bats, moths ...

Bats pierce the shadows with ultrasonic pulses that enable them to construct an auditory map of their surroundings, which is bad news for moths, one of their favorite foods. Not all moths are ...

And because tiger moths are toxic to bats, that left Gough with a hypothesis. "It's likely," he says, "that these tiger beetles are producing the [ultra]sound to sound like other similar moths." ...

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 ...