Bats fail to detect smooth, vertical surfaces when they are in a rush
Phys.org - Fri 8 Sep 17Sometimes bats perceive a smooth, vertical surface as an open pathway, a dangerous error near buildings with glass facades, shown by injured or dead bats next to birds found underneath. The ...
Bats 'tricked' into flying into buildings
BBC News - Thu 7 Sep 17Scientists warn of potential hazards from modern structures with large expanses of glass or mirrors.
Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their ‘sonar’
Newscientist - Thu 7 Sep 17Until bats get very close, their echolocation makes them “see” smooth surfaces like windows as gaps rather than as a solid material – with impactful results
Bats slam into buildings because they can't 'see' them
Nature News - Thu 7 Sep 17Smooth, vertical structures such as steel and glass buildings appear invisible to bats' echolocation system.
Why bats crash into buildings: echolocation can’t ‘see’ glass and mirrors
Cosmos Magazine - Thu 7 Sep 17Unnaturally smooth vertical surfaces confuse bats’ echolocation sense and often lead to collisions. Andrew Masterson reports.
Bats crash into buildings because smooth surfaces trick their echolocation
The Verge - Fri 8 Sep 17Scientists have figured out why bats crash into buildings: smooth, vertical surfaces like window panes throw off their navigation systems, basically keeping them from “seeing” ...
Bats' echolocation has one major blind spot
Popular Science - Thu 7 Sep 17Animals Our glass and metal buildings might pose a threat. When it comes to navigating at night, bats are among the champions of the animal kingdom. But it turns out that ...