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Hungry Bats Spy on Neighbors to Find a Good Meal

The use of such social information by animals has been the subject of extensive research.

Illustration by Jenna Luecke.

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Singing Mice Protect Their Turf with High-Pitched Tunes

Two species of tawny brown singing mice that live deep in the mountain cloud forests of Costa Rica and Panama set their boundaries by emitting...

Alston's singing mouse. Photo by Bret Pasch.

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Texas Invasive Species Program Established at Brackenridge Field Lab

To combat and manage pesky invasive species such as fire ants, tawny crazy ants and Cactoblastis moths, the Texas Invasive Species Program has been established...

Tawny crazy ant

Research

Novel Method Reveals Diet of Endangered Barton Springs Salamander

Using a novel technique that is less invasive, less lethal, and more informative than traditional methods, an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin...

The Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum) in Eliza Spring. Image courtesy of Hayley Gillespie.