Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brown long-eared bats’ hearing is so sensitive that they can hear a ladybug crawl on a leaf. Brown long-eared bats’ ears are about ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bats are masters at detecting sound—and a lot of it has to do ...

A new article compares the inner ear structures of the two main groups of bats. By examining the microscopic inner ears of bats from 19 of the 21 known bat families, the researchers were able to show ...

No matter what's for dinner, many different species of bats hunt using sound. Some bats use echolocation to target mosquitos, while others seek out cattle for blood-sucking or search for agave flowers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brown long-eared bats may appear medium-sized. In fact, they are classified as medium-sized bats. Were it not for their ears, they ...

Lots of bats echolocate-- they emit high-pitched squeaks, and based on how those sound waves bounce off their surroundings, they're able to navigate in the dark and find insects to eat. But a lot ...