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 ...

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!

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 ...