Moth tails divert bat attack

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Luna moths (Actias luna) generate an acoustic diversion with spinning hindwing tails to deflect echolocating bat (Eptesicus fuscus) attacks away from their body and toward these nonessential appendages. 
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Moth tails divert bat attack: Evolution of acoustic deflection
Jesse R. Barber, Brian C. Leavell, Adam L. Keener, Jesse W. Breinholt, Brad A. Chadwell, Christopher J. W. McClure, Geena M. Hill, and Akito Y. Kawaharab
PNAS February 17, 2015 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1421926112

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