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, ...

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 ...

For the nearly three-year-old female bat soaring into the Spanish skies in March 2023, it was just another night of striving to feed herself. But her overnight exploits were about to become the stuff ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions—and often ...

The image of the bat with blood and feathers around its mouth perfectly illustrates the story now published in Science by an international research team. After nearly 25 years of research, the mystery ...

Scientists have captured the first direct evidence of a bat catching and eating a bird in mid-air, confirming long-standing theories about the animal’s predatory behaviour. The research, published in ...