Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America. The study was led ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects sitting on ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) eating a freshly-caught dragonfly. Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, previously suggested that M. microtis detects silent prey by ...
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A robot is unraveling the secrets of how some bats bounce sound waves off leaves to find insect prey
Common big-eared bats are remarkable hunters. In 2019, bat ecologist Inga Geipel and her colleagues reported that the roughly two-inch-long creatures seem to use leaves like “acoustic mirrors” to ...
Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa ...
An aerial robot developed in the lab of Nitin J. Sanket navigates past trees. Photo can be used in news coverage related to this research paper from Nitin J. Sanket.
Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects sitting on leaves in the dark of night. Inga Geipel, a research associate from ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) approaching a katydid resting on a leaf. Credit: Inga Geipel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, ...
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