This photo shows a sequence of deforming ears on the bat, taken in the laboratory of Rolf Mueller, Virginia Tech associate professor of mechanical engineering. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

An illustrations showing the inner ear of a bat. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...

Keen’s myotis is brown in color, darker above than below, and its fur is silky, not glossy like that of the little brown bat which it resembles. The ears of this species are long, narrow, and extend ...

The same mould can also be used for babies with sticking-out or bat ears, helping them to avoid surgery later in life. Bat ears and misshapen ears can make life miserable for children. Surgery ...

and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. These bats, whose bodies are normally less than 4 inches long, have ears that extend more than ...

The northern long-eared bat — distinguishable from its close relatives, as one might presume, by its long ears — is a small bat associated with mature, interior forest environments. Unlike most other ...

The northern long-eared bat — distinguishable from its close relatives, as one might presume, by its long ears — is a small bat associated with mature, interior forest environments. Unlike most other ...