Scary insects for Halloween: the bloodthirsty calyptra
Sometimes insects show signs of monster behavior.
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Scientists develop 'backpack' computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats
To truly understand an animal species is to observe its behavior and social networks in the wild. With new technology described today (April 2) in PLOS Biology, researchers are able to track tiny animals that divide their ...
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Apr 02, 2020
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Scientists learn how vampire bat strangers make friends
We humans can explain how our relationships with college roommates and co-workers have formed over the years, but scientists haven't had a good grip on how friendly connections among strangers are made between animals—until ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2020
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Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats
As Italy urges tourists not to cancel their plans in the face of the coronavirus outbreak and a National Basketball Association memo reportedly encourages teammates to avoid hi-fives, a new study conducted at the Smithsonian ...
Ecology
Mar 05, 2020
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Video: Vampire folklore has more chemistry than you'd think
Halloween season wouldn't be the same without the undead.
Other
Oct 31, 2019
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Vampire bats give a little help to their 'friends'
Vampire bats could be said to be sort of like people—not because of their blood-sucking ways, but because they help their neighbors in need even if it's of no obvious benefit to them.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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Bats use private and social information as they hunt
In the arms race between predators and prey, each evolves more and more sophisticated ways of catching or escaping from the other. Rachel Page, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Ximena Bernal, ...
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Sep 25, 2019
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Vampire bats help unravel the mystery of smell
The sense of smell is one of the most poorly understood of the five major senses. But now an international team of scientists led by Laurel Yohe of Stony Brook University suggests a new method to quantify olfactory receptors ...
Evolution
Sep 20, 2019
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Human hazards hamper vampire bat venom research
Vampire bats could hold the key to new treatments for a range of serious medical problems, but researchers have hit a snag accessing the specimens needed to advance their work.
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2019
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Five vampire traits that exist in the natural world
When asked to describe a vampire, most people think of a tall, pale creature, with fangs and a cloak. But were the creatures of folklore inspired by real traits seen in the animal kingdom? From avoiding sunlight to using ...
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Oct 29, 2018
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