ickplantM to Bats · 22 hours agoThe Eastern Tube-nosed Bat's nostrils can move independently from each other in order to concentrate on aromas and follow odor plumes through the rainforestimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageThe Eastern Tube-nosed Bat's nostrils can move independently from each other in order to concentrate on aromas and follow odor plumes through the rainforestickplantM to Bats · 22 hours agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareickplantOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoThey are basically invisible clouds of scents being carried by wind. So a bat might smell fruit or other bats from far away and follow the plume.
minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoThis is very cool. I never thought that odors had a shape but since, I can walk away from a bad one, it means it has a volume even if I can’t perceive its limits.
They are basically invisible clouds of scents being carried by wind. So a bat might smell fruit or other bats from far away and follow the plume.
This is very cool. I never thought that odors had a shape but since, I can walk away from a bad one, it means it has a volume even if I can’t perceive its limits.