The ocean is full of terrifying creatures, and sharks are just one example. Many of us are familiar with commonly spotted ...

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, ...

Some animals do not rely on speed or strength but instead reshape their environment to capture prey. Species such as spiders and antlions build carefully engineered traps that exploit gravity, tension ...

Deep within the tropical rainforests of Central and South America lives one of the most powerful birds on Earth: the harpy ...

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...

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 ...