Walt,
> A 5g bat putting out 120dB is nothing, think about the little grass
> frog, about 3/8" long full grown, weighing much, much less, he puts out
> about 120 dB at around 7.5khz. Not just a single burst, but a whole
> structured call repeated at frequent intervals. Even with my poor high
> frequency hearing I can hear those while driving by them at 40-50mph.
All fascinating stuff, isn't it, and I knew I was leaving myself open to a
"my species group is more amazing than your species group" reply, the minut=
e
I posted it :-)
Although I tend to wax lyrical about bats, all species groups that I have
looked at more than superficially have had some absolutely amazing aspects
to their biology.
Graham
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