News Animals Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks High-tech sensors reveal how greater noctule bats snatch birds out of the sky A greater noctule bat is caught in a mist net with a passerine feather and blood in its mouth. Jorge Sereno By Alison Pearce Stevens October 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm Read another version of this article at Science News Explores Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Vampire bats are a Halloween staple, and now they’ve got company. Another bat species snatches birds out of the air for a gruesome midnight feast.
