Bats depend on conspecifics when hunting above farmland

ScienceDaily
Mar 25, 2020, 3:40 pm677 ptsHot
Common noctules -- one of the largest bat species native to Germany -- are searching for their fellows during their hunt for insects above farmland. Scientists show that bats forage on their own in insect-rich forests, but hunt collectively in groups over insect-poor farmland.

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