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Bat Color Spectrum


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Bat Color Spectrum. Australian ghost bats can see details around two cycles per degree. This suggests that vision is.

Spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), illustration from Soviet encyclopedia
Spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), illustration from Soviet encyclopedia from www.alamy.com

Most bats can see blue and ultraviolet (uv) light. Australian ghost bats can see details around two cycles per degree. The only published electrophysiological study on spectral sensitivity of bat photoreceptors examined four microchiropteran species, including carollia.

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Spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), illustration from Soviet encyclopedia

Australian ghost bats can see details around two cycles per degree. Most bats can see blue and ultraviolet (uv) light. Some species may also be able to see green and red, but their color vision is not as. Bats are not blind, with most species capable of seeing in both the uv and middle range of the color spectrum.

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