http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/07/the-vine-with-its-own-bat-signal/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/07/the-vine-with-its-own-bat-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-5041 Wescott’s Weekly Update: I’m Batman. | Science Cheerleader Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:50:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=7077#comment-5041 [...] The Vine With Its Own Bat Signal.  Sarah Zielinsky at Smithsonian’s Surprising Science features a story about a plant with a unique shape that seems to be designed to work with the sonar that bats use to find food.  The plants need the bats to spread their pollen, so it’s kind of a win-win.  I also saw a piece about this at the Science Now blog at AAAS. [...] [...] The Vine With Its Own Bat Signal.  Sarah Zielinsky at Smithsonian’s Surprising Science features a story about a plant with a unique shape that seems to be designed to work with the sonar that bats use to find food.  The plants need the bats to spread their pollen, so it’s kind of a win-win.  I also saw a piece about this at the Science Now blog at AAAS. [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/07/the-vine-with-its-own-bat-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-4998 Record drought in the U.S., cod fishery recovery and Bjork’s ode to E.O. Wilson | EcoTone Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:02:09 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=7077#comment-4998 [...] describing the dik-dik, close-ups of hummingbird flight, the microbes of the Gulf oil spill, bat-attracting vines, cleaning up a West Virginia watershed and “Which microbe are [...] [...] describing the dik-dik, close-ups of hummingbird flight, the microbes of the Gulf oil spill, bat-attracting vines, cleaning up a West Virginia watershed and “Which microbe are [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/07/the-vine-with-its-own-bat-signal/comment-page-1/#comment-4939 Plants evolve special leaves to make sounds that bats enjoy – io9 | What's New US Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:52:50 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=7077#comment-4939 [...] beaconBBC NewsBats Drawn to Plant via "Echo Beacon"National GeographicDVICE -Smithsonian (blog) -Discovery Newsall 27 news [...] [...] beaconBBC NewsBats Drawn to Plant via "Echo Beacon"National GeographicDVICE -Smithsonian (blog) -Discovery Newsall 27 news [...]

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