Microtis Flightcage (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Microtis Flightcage

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This bat gleans insects from leaves. Inga Geipel and colleagues discovered that by approaching a leaf at an oblique angle, it can use its echolocation system to detect stationary insects in the dark.

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Inga Geipel

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