I remember first reading about a completely separate defensive mechanism in some moths: they've evolved the ability to hear the bat's “sonar” squeaks, allowing them to take evasive action before the bat can eat them. This new jamming mechanism with the long tails is a separately evolved defensive mechanism, in different species. From what I've read, it appears that no single moth species has both defensive mechanisms...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Acoustic jamming...
I remember first reading about a completely separate defensive mechanism in some moths: they've evolved the ability to hear the bat's “sonar” squeaks, allowing them to take evasive action before the bat can eat them. This new jamming mechanism with the long tails is a separately evolved defensive mechanism, in different species. From what I've read, it appears that no single moth species has both defensive mechanisms...
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