For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in the night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic calls emitted by bats determines whether they escape or become prey. This ...

Researchers played simulated bat echolocation calls in the laboratory and found that egg-bearing A. nigrisigna stopped flying when exposed to high pulse repetition rates. This behavior could be ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...

Marc Holderied receives funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (grant no. BB/N009991/1) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (grant no.

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Scientists recently discovered that Luna moths use their long tails as decoys to throw bats off their trail. But their tails also make Luna moths might also make them stand out to potential mates and ...

Sounding like a toxic moth might keep some beetles safe from hungry bats. When certain tiger beetles hear an echolocating bat draw near, they respond with extremely high-pitched clicks. This acoustic ...