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Crickets evade bats via olfaction beyond acoustic cues.
Li Y; Zhang W; Wei J; Xu H; Feng J; Lin A
Researchers have found that insects like crickets can smell the body odor of bats and use it to avoid them. The scent called limonene from bats causes crickets to stay away and be less noisy. This discovery shows that smelling is important in the game of hide and seek between bats and insects.
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