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They let out a screech that is too high pitched for human ears, and it bounces off objects ,such as insects, when the sound comes back to them they can tell where the object is by how long it took the sound come back to them and how loud it was. apparently they have really good hearing.
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Why do bats need to use sound to find insects?
sound navigation
Which kinds of sound waves can be produced by bats?
Bats produce high frequency (also known as ultrasonic) sound waves, which they use as a type of sonar, to locate insects in the air.
How do bats use their ears to help them catch insects?
When they cannot see insects, at night, they can still locate them by emitting a sound and listening for echoes coming off the insects, a process called echolocation. It also helps them to avoid flying into walls or other obstacles.
How do bats use sound to survive?
bats use echolocation to 'see'. echolocation is when sound waves bounce off an object and back to the bat. the bat then can feel the size, the shape, and even the movement of other predators, prey, each other, and objects
Do spiders use spider web as a food source?
In a way yes. But also no. They use their webs to capture insects. These insects are their food source.
How do bats use echolocation to identify an object?
Bats use an echolocation to find out where an object is for food. Bats use a certain method like a high pitch sound that is sent out and is reflected of of the object and is sent back to the bat so it knows where to go. Sometimes insects use high pitch sounds that the bat hears an it goes towards the sound.
How could bat use reflections sound waves to determine distance to an insect?
Bats use the time of the sonar sound returning to them to determine distance from things, including insects. As the insect gets closer, the sound returns faster to the bat, allowing it locate the insect.
What is echolocation on bats?
Echolocation is when you use sound to locate where something is. Bats use it.
What is it called when bats, whales, and dolphins emit sound waves and interpret the reflect sound waves as a means to locate objects?
Sonar is a system that locates objects by transmitting sound waves and detecting the waves when they are reflected off of objects. Bats and many other animals, such as whales and dolphins, use natural sonar to navigate and capture
How do bats use there ears to catch insects?
Echo Location really is the answer
How do bats use sound waves?
coz they can.
What does frog eat and what does it use to capture its prey?
Frogs tend to eat insects, and they usually catch the insects by snapping their long, sticky tongues out and catching the fly in the mucus on the tongue.
