These Bats Buzz Like Hornets And Wasps To Escape Owls

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The greater mouse-eared bats have learned to mimic the sounds of bees to scare off predators (Credit: Marco Scalisi/ CC-By-SA 2.0)

Batesian mimicry — where a harmless species mimics a harmful one to escape predators — is widespread in animals. But most recorded examples of the phenomena are visual. For instance, the harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved to resemble a venomous species, while the flower-loving hoverflies have adopted the persona of stinging wasps. Now, for the first time, researchers have uncovered a mammal that has developed acoustic Batesian mimicry to scare away predators.

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  • jam1114
    jam11143년 이하
    I will never feel save around bats again😅
    • cluckledoodledo
      cluckledoodledo3년 이하
      I never knew about this🤔🤔🤔. cool article!
      • 3017688
        30176883년 이하
        i like animals more
        • l820k
          l820k3년 이하
          Pretty cool
          • cluckledoodledo
            cluckledoodledo3년 이하
            bat go BUZZZZZZZ
            • itz_tyler
              itz_tyler3년 이하
              Nice!
              • lolly_1234
                lolly_12343년 이하
                wo 0000W this is Soooo cool!!
                • lolly_1234
                  lolly_12343년 이하
                  Omg i had no idea owls eat bats I was like whaaaaat???!😕😕🤔
                  • summer_beach
                    summer_beach3년 이하
                    I raised a swallowtail caterpillar and it looked like a monarch caterpillar and if you touch it, it would make something that looked like a snake tong come out of his head!
                  • summer_beach
                    summer_beach3년 이하
                    WOW! I didn't know owls ate bats! I LOVE those caterpillars!

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