Swedish Bat Detectors

I'd call this weird in the sense of out-of-the-ordinary and interesting. I certainly wasn't aware that there were gadgets specifically for listening to bats. From the site:

A bat detector is an indispensable tool for anyone studying bats in the field. The detector enables you to hear the otherwise inaudible ultrasonic calls of the bats. This is most useful to identify different species as well as just determining bat activity.

And if you'd like some music to relax to, try The Inaudible World, a collection of bat sounds put together by Michel Barataud. I'm wondering if you need the bat detector to hear the "inaudible" CD.

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 12, 2008
Category: Animals | Technology

Comments

I'm pretty sure the Riddler invented this.

Posted by BikerPuppy on 09/12/08 at 11:54 AM

Will the detector work on bats that aren't Swedish? Get it? Swedish Bat Detector? Get it?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/15/08 at 10:44 AM

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