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A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a katydid in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a caterpillar in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a caterpillar in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a Spined green stink bug (Loxa flavicollis--Pentatomidae) in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a Spined green stink bug (Loxa flavicollis--Pentatomidae) in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a katydid in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) about to catch a roach in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a katydid in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a katydid in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) catching a katydid in Trinidad. Catching Prey

A new species of woolly bat, black woolly bat (Kerivoula furva), capturing an oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura) in Taiwan. This is one of Australasia's most costly crop pests. It attacks a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops. Catching Prey

A new species of woolly bat, black woolly bat (Kerivoula furva), capturing an oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura) in Taiwan. This is one of Australasia's most costly crop pests. It attacks a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops. Catching Prey

A Formosan lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus monoceros) capturing an oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura) in Taiwan. This is one of Australasia's most costly crop pests. It attacks a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops. Catching Prey

A new species of woolly bat, black woolly bat (Kerivoula furva), capturing an oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura) in Taiwan. This is one of Australasia's most costly crop pests. It attacks a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops. Catching Prey

The Common or Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is one of several South African bat species that appears to prey heavily on green stink bugs (Nezara viridula), one of the country's most costly pests of macadamia nut orchards. This stink bug is being eaten in flight. Catching Prey

The Common or Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is one of several South African bat species that appears to prey heavily on green stink bugs (Nezara viridula), one of the country's most costly pests of macadamia nut orchards. This stink bug is being eaten in flight. Catching Prey

Rhinolophidae, Meley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi)

Mehely's Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus mehelyi) often hunt moths and other insects near the ground among bushes and trees on warm hillsides. This one has just caught a moth. By relying on extra high frequency echolocation, horseshoe bats avoid detection by moths whose ears are tunned to the lower frequencies used by most other bats. This species is a medium-sized member of its genus that lives in eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It prefers to live in caves year round, often near water.

Rhinolophidae, Meley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi)

Mehely's Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus mehelyi) often hunt moths and other insects near the ground among bushes and trees on warm hillsides. This one has just caught a moth. By relying on extra high frequency echolocation, horseshoe bats avoid detection by moths whose ears are tunned to the lower frequencies used by most other bats. This species is a medium-sized member of its genus that lives in eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It prefers to live in caves year round, often near water.

Vespertilionidae, Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detect sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has caught a Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata). These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer.

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from large insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detct sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has just caught a katydid, and now the feast begins. It will eat the insect prior to resuming its hunt. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from large insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detect sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has landed near its katydid prey and is about to pounce on it. The bat will eat it before taking flight again. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from large insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detect sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has detected a katydid and is about to descend for the capture. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from large insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detct sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This hunting bat is about to approach and capture a katydid. It will land near the prey, pounce on it and often eat it before taking flight again. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from large insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detct sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one is about to catch a katydid. It will land near the prey, pounce on it and often eat it before taking flight again. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detect sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has caught a carabid beetle. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

The Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) ranges throughout most of Europe, including also the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey. It feeds on a wide variety of arthropods, from insects to centipedes, relying solely on its large ears to detect sounds made by prey (footsteps, wingbeats or courtship calls) and often captures prey directly from the ground or from foliage. It uses echolocation only to navigate. This one has caught a large katydid. Such prey are often consumed while resting on the ground. These bats hibernate in caves, mines or tunnels in winter and rear young mostly in caves or buildings in summer. Catching Prey

Mehely's Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus mehelyi) often hunt moths and other insects near the ground among bushes and trees on warm hillsides. By relying on extra high frequency echolocation, horseshoe bats avoid detection by moths whose ears are tunned to the lower frequencies used by most other bats. This species is a medium-sized member of its genus that lives in eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It prefers to live in caves year round, often near water.

A Hardwicke's woolly bat (Kerivoula hardwickii) hangs by its thumbs and uses its tail membrane as a feeding platter while eating an extra large insect piece by piece in Borneo. Catching Prey

Rickett's Big-footed Myotis (Myotis pilosus (formerly ricketti)) eating minnow in flight. The species is found in eastern China and feeds on fish and aquatic insects. It roosts in caves and cave-like locations and has huge feet with the toes and sharp claws laterally flattened for skimming efficiently through water while fishing. Catching Prey