![Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take](https://external-preview.redd.it/H2NzDVaQZZWZiWkG0doZPKkTQ6lk2dHoxC19uxGKDrw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0f6014e3f7354b94dd0deca56293929137d88efa)
Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take
Gates Wildlife Control - Bat Senses Bats can hear, taste, smell and even see just like humans do. In the dark, bats use a special sonar system called 'echolocation.' This system allows
![Vampire bats help unravel mystery of mammalian sense of smell | Nature Portfolio Ecology & Evolution Community Vampire bats help unravel mystery of mammalian sense of smell | Nature Portfolio Ecology & Evolution Community](https://images.zapnito.com/users/25147/posters/6b76069f887d0260c27b6a91cd22c484/e882cd46-0e0e-4324-9789-31d793fa79bb_large.jpg)
Vampire bats help unravel mystery of mammalian sense of smell | Nature Portfolio Ecology & Evolution Community
![By dark of night, how do bats smell their way to fruit?- All Images | NSF - National Science Foundation By dark of night, how do bats smell their way to fruit?- All Images | NSF - National Science Foundation](https://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Dumont_etal2014_Evolution_Glossophaga_flower_Beth_Clare.jpg)
By dark of night, how do bats smell their way to fruit?- All Images | NSF - National Science Foundation
![Bat Conservation International on Twitter: "If you visit #Jamaica, #WaveAWing to a Jamaican fruit bat! These #bats use vision and smell to find fruit! https://t.co/F9QARdZwPX" / Twitter Bat Conservation International on Twitter: "If you visit #Jamaica, #WaveAWing to a Jamaican fruit bat! These #bats use vision and smell to find fruit! https://t.co/F9QARdZwPX" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcjRoX5UsAAvDkg.jpg)
Bat Conservation International on Twitter: "If you visit #Jamaica, #WaveAWing to a Jamaican fruit bat! These #bats use vision and smell to find fruit! https://t.co/F9QARdZwPX" / Twitter
![Multimedia Gallery - Jamaican fruit bat in flight: this bat species can " smell" the volatile compounds in fruit. | NSF - National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery - Jamaican fruit bat in flight: this bat species can " smell" the volatile compounds in fruit. | NSF - National Science Foundation](https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Davalos_image_f.jpg)