The strange aerial and nocturnal lives of bats have led them to evolve sophisticated techniques to sabotage competitors by using sound.
Scientists studying a common bat species have found that these flying mammals, while competing for the juicy insects they call dinner, make noises that “jam” other bats that are using their sonar-like echolocation abilities to zero in on prey.
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