Researchers ‘Translate’ Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue—a Lot | Smithsonian
A machine learning algorithm helped decode the squeaks Egyptian fruit bats make in their roost, revealing that they “speak” to one another as individuals
They found that the bat noises are not just random, as previously thought, reports Skibba. They were able to classify 60 percent of the calls into four categories. One of the call types indicates the bats are arguing about food. Another indicates a dispute about their positions within the sleeping cluster. A third call is reserved for males making unwanted mating advances and the fourth happens when a bat argues with another bat sitting too close. In fact, the bats make slightly different versions of the calls when speaking to different individuals within the group, similar to a human using a different tone of voice when talking to different people. Skibba points out that besides humans, only dolphins and a handful of other species are known to address individuals rather than making broad communication sounds. The research appears in the journal Scientific Reports.
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forty arguing bats
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Bats be like
Dracula simia - The Monkey Face Orchid
Dracula vampira
“Dracula orchids won’t be found in Transylvania. These blooms are native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, growing in rainforests at elevations of ~3000 – 6500 feet. They were given their name by botanist Carlyle Luer in 1978. The name was inspired by the dark burgundy to black petals that curve up like the stiff collar of a vampire’s cloak. The petals also taper off into sharp points reminiscent of infamous vampire fangs.”
Dracula chimaera – Orchids for the People
Masdevallia / Dracula - Orchids In Our Tropics
Dracula polyphemus
Dracula gorgona
Masdevallia coccinea - showing the variety of colors
Victorian Orchids of the Year – 2012 – OSCOV
Best Cultured Orchid of the Year – The Memoria Gunter Haar Award
Victorian Best Cultured Hybrid Orchid of the Year
Sponsored by the Berwick Orchid Society
Masdevallia Impact ‘Fire Brand’ – [Grown by] Marita Anderson & Chris Waterman
I got some blind boxes that i had preordered. It’s dumb, and honestly? I love them
That is a thing of Gothly beauty!
Ours needs replacing, so for ahem shits ‘n’ giggles, I looked at vintage ones on ebay. Someone was actually selling three purple terlets from the 80s, and were they ever hilarious!
Thank you for correctly spelling that! 
We also endorse “toyerlet” but will accept “toirlet.”
Thank you so much! /deeply bows, sweeps hat near floor
…And now, this:
…And now - Oh, Bats!
A Beistle Bat! Classic!
Great old show, great comic, great website.
Another vintage Beistle Bat!
Do please click to embiggen these batty wallpapers!
Our last night in Frankenmuth, it’s October 29 in Michigan so of course it’s 75 degrees this evening.
Perfect weather for an evening stroll through town.
This one is our Christmas card photo, you have to picture me and my wife standing next to it with Naughty and Nice hats.
The campground let us stay a couple extra days but they’re shut down, we have to rejoin the real world tomorrow.
And because this forum will be gone long before Christmas, here’s our Christmas wish for everyone.
Seen on a VDOT message sign: “Leave the boos to ghosts. Drive sober.”
Before I forget… I’ve always associated this song with Halloween (it helped that that’s approximately when I discovered this in our stack of 45s. It’s one of several we won at a school fair.)
For more along these lines, the annual Halloween Spooktacular is tonite, 7-10pm ET (US): WPFW NowPlaying
