Dartmouth College: Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating Bats Hover Like Hummingbirds
February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release:
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Extra-long hairs provide enhanced spatial information for orientation and feeding.
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From dragonflies to hummingbirds, hovering flight is among the most complex and captivating forms of animal movement--a physiological feat of size, musculature and wing development.
For nectar-feeding bats that hover as they feed from flowers, . . .
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Extra-long hairs provide enhanced spatial information for orientation and feeding.
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From dragonflies to hummingbirds, hovering flight is among the most complex and captivating forms of animal movement--a physiological feat of size, musculature and wing development.
For nectar-feeding bats that hover as they feed from flowers, . . .