Watch how battles with bats give moths such flashy tails

Long tails fool bats into striking in the wrong place. Read more - Read the paper - CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns citation J.J. Rubin et al., Science Advances 2018 DOI: research photos/footage J.J. Rubin et al. moth and bat photos/illustrations Flickr Biodiversity Heritage Archive Angell Williams stock foot