Both adults and larvae, which feed below the soil, are one of the best predators of insect pests in the garden ... in the U.S. Not all bees sting and only the female honeybee and bumblebee carry ...

Predators are far more likely to attack adult moths than caterpillars, highlighting the protective power of metamorphosis.

Beyond the well-known elephants and tigers, the world teems with tiny mammals playing crucial roles. From the Etruscan shrew, ...

This tiny bat measures just 29 to 33 millimetres (about 1.1 to 1.3 inches) in length, about the size of a large bumblebee, which is where it gets its name. It weighs only about 2 grams, roughly ...

Bats are the most misunderstood of all creatures. Even as they play such a crucial role in the well being of the ecosystem, they often go under appreciated for all the good things they do. In fact ...

A Microscopic Marvel: The Bumblebee Bat (image credits: unsplash) The bumblebee bat, also known as Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, is truly a marvel of nature. Measuring a mere 1.1 to 1.3 inches in length and ...

The bumblebee bat is native to Thailand and parts of Myanmar, where it inhabits limestone caves in forested areas. These bats prefer roosting in groups within the caves’ limestone crevices, where the ...

However, the bumblebee bat remains poorly studied, with limited data on its population size and behavior. Habitat disturbances, including tourism, fertilizer collection, and limestone mining, pose ...

Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation The bumblebee bat, also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat, is the world's smallest bat and the mammal with the smallest skull size. Weighing around .07 ounces (less ...

Most bat echolocation occurs at frequencies beyond human hearing. While humans can hear sounds ranging from 20 Hz to 15-20 kHz (depending on age), bat calls range from 9 kHz to 200 kHz.