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October 21, 2005

The big brown bat is poised to scoop the wax moth into its tail membrane.

The big brown bat is poised to scoop the wax moth into its tail membrane. The bat will then dip its head in to eat its prey.

Credit: William Conner and Nickolay Hristov, Wake Forest University


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