PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey is safe to eat

Posted by wglb on Thursday May 01, 2025 @10:26AM
from the phys.org dept.

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-palatable-poisonous-scientists-reveal-prey.html

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by wglb on Thursday May 01, 2025 @10:27AM (#43858145)

Paper in Proceedings of Royal Society B: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.045...

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by petemir on Saturday May 03, 2025 @08:25AM (#43878597)

If only humans learnt to do the same...

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by card_zero on Saturday May 03, 2025 @09:49AM (#43879015)

Did you accidentally eat a disgusting toad? We've all been there.

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by catlikesshrimp on Saturday May 03, 2025 @11:57AM (#43879911)

Unfortunately, toddlers (not toadlers) don't know that bleach and amonia are toxic, and that colored pills are not for swallowing en masse. They do learn about some, when they survive. People's tastes are truly varied.

Some adults inject chlorine thinking it provides health benefits.

TLDR: Learning what to consume by Trial and error works for bats, but not for humans.

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by petemir on Saturday May 03, 2025 @06:57PM (#43883038)

I was just joking about people eating bats, which kind-of made the news a few years ago...

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by grues-dinner on Saturday May 03, 2025 @05:37PM (#43882547)

Is a PScientist like a P-Zombie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie)?

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Re:PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey ... by wglb on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:00AM (#43916615)

Sorry, it is a Pstypo.

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