horseshoe bat
Nose-leafed flyer
A horseshoe bat is any of numerous insect-eating bats with a distinctive horseshoe-shaped flap of skin surrounding the nostrils.
This nose-leaf helps focus the ultrasonic calls they emit through their noses for echolocation.
Found across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, horseshoe bats roost in caves and abandoned buildings, wrapping their wings around their bodies when at rest.
Spike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- zoonoticDisease from animals
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- spilloverExcess that escapes
pathogen · host · transmission · outbreak · pandemic · virology · infection · epidemic
Tip-to-tip extent
insectivorous · warm-blooded · chiroptera · mammal · placental · roosting · flight · tragus
Underwater detection by echoes
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- acousticRelating to sound
pulses · doppler · navigation · emit · receive · auditory · foraging · echo
Large natural underground chamber
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
roosting · chamber · stalactite · stalagmite · spelunker · speleology · underground · darkness
coronavirus
Spike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- zoonoticDisease from animals
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
spillover · pathogen · host · transmission · outbreak · pandemic · virology · infection · epidemic · wildlife trade
wingspan
Tip-to-tip extent
pup · insectivorous · warm-blooded · chiroptera · mammal · placental · roosting · flight · tragus
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
acoustic · pulses · doppler · navigation · emit · receive · auditory · foraging · echo · signal
cavern
Large natural underground chamber
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
karst · roosting · chamber · stalactite · stalagmite · spelunker · speleology · underground · darkness · dripstone
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
darkness · moonlight · nightfall · hunting · moth · beetle · emergence · nocturnality · foraging