I’m having a lot of fun with my ultrasonic microphone (Ultramic 200k). It’s opened up a parallel universe of flying mammals and calling insects and the evolutionary arms race between them. In early August of this year, I found myself camping in a gorgeous spot in the canyon country of Utah – Calf Creek. I […]
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In mid-September, I got tired of the never-ending heat in Tucson, and escaped to the White Mountains in east-central Arizona. I spent a few days camping at lovely Luna Lake, and spent my time poking around in the forest. A huge wildfire had engulfed this place just over a year before. As far as I
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I found out recently that mice sing. Not just little squeaks that we can hear, but little notes that occur at the edge of our hearing – ultrasonic for those of us over 30. Slowed down they sound like whale songs. The common deer mice do it, so I set out to find out if
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