Author: Nicholas St. Fleur, Science AAAS

  • Bats Catch Mating Flies in the Act

    A house fly couple settles down on the ceiling of a manure-filled cowshed for a romantic night of courtship and copulation. Unbeknownst to the infatuated insects, their antics have attracted the acute ears of a lurking Natterer’s bat. But this eavesdropper is no pervert—he’s a predator set on a two-for-one dinner special. As a new…