image: This is a photo montage of an inflorescence of Marcgravia evenia and an approaching Cuban nectarfeeding bat Monophyllus remani. Note the dish-shaped leaf above the inflorescence that is reflecting the bat's echolocation call. This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 29, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Ralph Simon of University of Ulm in Ulm, Germany, and colleagues was titled, "Floral Acoustics: Conspicuous Echoes of a Dish-Shaped Leaf Attract Bat Pollinator." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Ralph Simon