So tired. I was hoping I could get into #PredatorPrey tonight but brain can barely process an episode of #Buffy ... I'll have to leave the movie for Sunday.

@theguardian_science

Straight out of Zatoichi, the blind swordsman: "darkness is my ally".

"Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight", Stidsholt et al. 2025
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr2475

«Elena Tena, of Doñana Biological Station and a lead author of the study, said: “While it evokes empathy for the prey, it is part of nature.”»

#bats #robins #birds #PredatorPrey

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unknown where and how these bats locate, catch, and ...

Science

2 hr drawing challenge ft my kingpin Massimo indulging his predatorial nature.

#ibispaint #psychoraptors #snuffart #predatorprey

What a Crab Sees Before It Gets Eaten by a Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.

The New York Times